Bengals and FB Fui Vakapuna agree to a four-year deal

by Kirkendall on Jul 8, 2009 10:15 AM EDT in Contracts Comment 5 comments

On Tuesday, the Cincinnati Bengals announced Fui Vakapuna and the team have reached a four-year deal. The base pay will likely be $1.75 million over the four years, with the guarantee more than $39,000 and less than $77,000 -- which is in between what Bernard Scott and Clinton McDonald has received. (Update: PFT writes that it's a total value of $1.811 million, which would put his signing bonus in the $61,000 neighborhood)

Vakapuna is listed as a fullback on the Bengals website and once he signs, Cincinnati will have four fullbacks under contract: Jeremi Johnson, Vakapuna, Chris Pressley, J.D. Runnels. One would image that one of the other three fullbacks would be released soon to get inside the magical 80-man roster that they're allowed to take to training camp.

As for the draft picks, the Bengals have signed all five of their players selected in the sixth and seventh rounds.

I'd like to remind you that we're still charting the rookie signings here.

(h/t ak513)

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Bye Bye to Jeremi?

by UpStateMike on Jul 8, 2009 12:02 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I think Runnels will go first. The fact that Jeremi had 365 days to get in shape and still can’t make it on the field will make him the next leaving Fui and Pressley. I give Fui the nod with Pressley going to the PS

by smoormandiddy on Jul 8, 2009 1:01 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Agreed.

And I think that Jeremi Johnson will be given any chance to retake his job.

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by Kirkendall on Jul 8, 2009 1:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

They seem to really like him even with all of the competition on board but if he gets cut in Aug 08 b/c of weight issues, gets resigned and still has weight issues in July 09 he either 1.) has some sort of medical issue. or 2.) is extreemly lazy. If someone flashed a contract for a few hundred thousand in my face and told me I had to drop 25 pounds to get it, you bet your a$$ that it wouldn’t take me a year to do so

by smoormandiddy on Jul 8, 2009 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs