The Bengals have signed OLB Darryl Blackstock to a 1-year contract.  Blackstock is a 24-year old, 6′3″, 244 pound linebacker that the Bengals hope can start for them…..but they might be dreaming.  He played in 16 games for the Cardinals last season and he made 21 tackles, had 3 sacks and forced a fumble.  Blackstock has now played in 46 games in his NFL career and he has made 44 tackles, defensed 1 pass, has 4 sacks and he has forced 2 fumbles.  It will be interesting to see if Blackstock finally lives up to his ability in Cincy.

The Bengals finally found someone that wanted to play for them as they signed Antwan Odom to a 5-year, $29.5 million dollar contract.  Odom played in all 16 games last season for the Titans and he made 21 tackles, defensed 7 passes, sacked the opposing QB 8 times and forced a fumble.  Odom has now played in 52 games in his NFL career and he has made 82 tackles, defensed 11 passes, has 12.5 sacks and he’s forced 3 fumbles.  It appears that the Bengals overpaid for Odom but they had to do something to improve their defensive line.