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01-10-2007, 09:53 PM
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2726834
By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com
The Cincinnati Bengals on Wednesday secured one of their star young players for the future,with ESPN.com learning that the team has reached a six-year contract extension with defensive end Robert Geathers, the club's leading sacker in 2006.
The contract is worth $19 million in its first three years. The extension has a maximum value of $33.7 million. Geathers will earn$12.5 million in bonuses and will bank $14 million in the first year of the deal.
Without the extension, Geathers, a three-year veteran, would have been eligible for restricted free agency this spring. The Bengals would certainly have retained his rights by making him a one-year qualifying offer, but preferred the long-term extension, because Cincinnati views Geathers as a key part of its future.
By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com
The Cincinnati Bengals on Wednesday secured one of their star young players for the future,with ESPN.com learning that the team has reached a six-year contract extension with defensive end Robert Geathers, the club's leading sacker in 2006.
The contract is worth $19 million in its first three years. The extension has a maximum value of $33.7 million. Geathers will earn$12.5 million in bonuses and will bank $14 million in the first year of the deal.
Without the extension, Geathers, a three-year veteran, would have been eligible for restricted free agency this spring. The Bengals would certainly have retained his rights by making him a one-year qualifying offer, but preferred the long-term extension, because Cincinnati views Geathers as a key part of its future.