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The Bengals have released WR Antonio Bryant. Bryant played in 13 games (11 starts) for the Bucs last season and he caught 39 passes for 600 yards (15.4 avg) with 4 TD grabs. He just couldn’t get on the field for the Bengals this year due to a gimpy knee. Just cutting Bryant lose in the fashion the Bengals did will cost them just under $8 million bucks. I can hear Antonio Bryant yelling, “Yahtzee!”
The Bengals have placed 28-year old safety Gibril Wilson on the Injured Reserve List with a torn left ACL + MCL. Wilson played in 16 games for the Dolphins last season and he had 93 tackles, 8 passes defensed and 1 sack. This will hurt the depth of the Bengals’ secondary but it won’t cripple it as Wilson was down a bit on the depth chart.
The Bengals have waived 27-year old linebacker Rashad Jeanty due to a failed physical. Jeanty played in 15 games for the Bengals last season in which he made 20 tackles. Jeanty played in 53 games in his four years with the Bengals and he had 215 tackles, 5 passed defensed and he forced 5 fumbles. This will hurt the Bengals depth at linebacker as Jeanty was a decent player for them.
The Bengals will be without 26-year old RB Brian Leonard for at least half of the 2010 season due to a Lisfranc injury in his foot suffered during the Hall of Fame Game. Leonard played in 14 games (1 start) for the Bengals last season and he carried the ball 27 times for 84 yards (3.1 ypc). He also caught 30 passes for 217 yards (7.2 avg) last season for the Bengals. Leonard had a knack for making big plays for the Bengals last season so they will miss him.
UPDATE: (8/12/2010) - The Bengals have updated Leonard’s condition calling it a mid-foot sprain and not a LisFranc injury. He will likely come back some time early during the regular season. This is a relief for the Bengals.
The Bengals have signed 36-year old WR Terrell Owens to a 1-year, $2 million dollar deal with another possible $2 million in incentives. Owens played in 16 games (all starts) for the Bills last season and he caught 55 passes for 829 yards (15.1 avg) with 5 TD grabs. He also carried the ball 6 times for 54 yards (9.0 ypc) with 1 TD run last year. Owens has now played in 205 games (190 starts) in his NFL career and he has caught 1,006 passes for 14,951 yards (14.9 avg) with 144 TD grabs. He also has carried the ball 39 times for 251 yards (6.4 ypc) with 3 TD grabs. T.O. has been to six Pro Bowls in his NFL career. I really like this signing for the Bengals as Owens was on his best behavior in Buffalo last season and he showed he still has something left in the gas tank.
