Cincinnati Bengals offensive lineman Andre Smith, the sixth overall pick in the 2009 NFL Draft, finally ended his 30-day training camp/preseason holdout and signed a contract today that could be worth as much as $42 million. It’s believed to be a complex deal based on playing time and options, but Andre got a four-year deal worth $26 million with $21 million guaranteed. Andre is expected to be at Bengals practice at Paul Brown Stadium this afternoon.
Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco reported via Twitter that the deal was done yesterday, but it took a few more hours of fine-tuning between Alvin Keels …read more

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The National Football League announced today the names of 46 players who have been granted special eligibility for the 2009 NFL Draft on April 25-26. Each of the 46 players has met the league’s three-year eligibility rule and each has submitted a written application in which he renounced his remaining college football eligibility. The deadline for receiving applications was January 15. In alphabetical order, those players are:
Asher Allen DB Georgia Kenny; Britt WR Rutgers; Eben Britton OT Arizona; Donald Brown RB Connecticut; Everette Brown DE Florida St.; Carson Butler TE Michigan; Jairus Byrd DB Oregon; …read more