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The Bengals have signed 26-year old safety Marvin White. White played in 13 games (6 starts) for the Cowboys & Lions last season and he had 53 tackles and six passes defensed. He has played in 40 games (19 starts) in his three years in the NFL and he has made 141 tackles, defensed 14 passes and he has 1 interception. White spent his first two years in the NFL with the Bengals so they know what they have in him.
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.
The Bengals have signed 28-year old safety Gibril Wilson. Wilson played in all 16 games for the Dolphins last season and he had 93 tackles, he defensed 8 passes and he had 1 sack. Wilson has now played in 84 games in his NFL career and he has 585 tackles, he has defensed 38 passes, has 8.5 sacks, he has forced 7 fumbles and he has 13 interceptions. This, unlike the PacMan Jones signing, was a very solid move for the Bengals as Wilson could work his way into a starting job for them in 2010.
The Bengals have signed 26-year old CB/PR/KR Adam “Pac Man” Jones to a 2-year contract for the veterans minimum with incentive bonuses. Jones last played in 2008 with the Cowboys. He has played in 39 games in his NFL career in which he made 147 tackles, he defensed 29 passes, had 1 sack, forced 2 fumbles and he had 4 interceptions (1 returned for a TD). Jones also has returned 84 punts for 807 yards (9.6 avg) with 4 TD returns and 70 kickoffs for 1,803 yards (25.8 avg). While Jones is a talented football player it should come as no surprise that he wound up in Cincinnati which is like the halfway house of the NFL.
The Bengals have signed 28-year old kicker Mike Nugent to a 2-year deal. Nugent played in 6 games for the Bucs & Cardinals last season and he connected on 4 of 8 (50%) field goals and he was 14 of 14 on extra points good for 26 points. He has now played in 55 games in his NFL career and he is 79 of 100 (79%) on field goals and he is 97 for 99 on extra points for 334 points. Nugent will battle Dave Rayner this fall for Shayne Graham’s old job as the Bengals’ starting kicker.