UPDATE: Bengals Signing Gibril Wilson is "Greater Than 50%" Likely

by Josh Kirkendall on May 4, 2010 4:53 PM EDT in Free Agency Visits

Even though Pacman Jones is getting all the publicity, the Bengals also brought in veteran safety Gibril Wilson for workout on Tuesday. Geoff Hobson writes that Wilson has "started 80 games for three clubs since the Giants drafted him in the fifth round out of Tennessee in 2004."

Last year, the Miami Dolphins signed Wilson to a five-year contract worth $27.5 million with $8 million guaranteed. He was scheduled to make $12 million over the first two years and $16.5 million during the first three years on the contract. He was released on March 5, 2010. Even more, Wilson signed a six-year deal worth $39 million with the Oakland Raiders.

Trend here is that Wilson signed a massive contract and was released the following season in 2008 and 2009.

YEAR	TEAM	G	TT	PD	SACK	FF	INT	YDS
2004	NYG	8	56	5	3.0	1	3	39
2005	NYG	16	112	4	3.0	2	2	36
2006	NYG	15	103	10	0.0	3	2	25
2007	NYG	13	92	7	0.0	0	4	12
2008	OAK	16	129	4	1.5	1	2	5
2009	MIA	16	93	8	1.0	0	0	0
Career		84	585	38	8.5	7	13	117

UPDATE: PFT writes that there's a "greater than 50 percent" chance that the Bengals sign Wilson. According to Mike Florio, no aggreement has ben reached but it seems very likely to happen soon.

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Trend here is that Wilson signed a massive contract and was released the following season in 2008 and 2009.

I’ll give him a mulligan on the Raiders deal….same thing happened to Deangelo Hall. I think Crazy Al just hands FA’s blank checks.

As for being released this season, a lot of teams seem be taking advantage of the lack of a cap.

(I’m rather surprised no team has went off the deep end and dropped like $250 Million in contracts like one “Mistake on the Lake” did a couple years back. The reality this offseason has been saving as opposed to spending….though Draft pick contracts haven’t picked up, yet.)

3 yards and a pile of dust

by Hudepohl Dey on May 4, 2010 2:49 PM EDT reply actions

I think the owners are afraid of a lockout

Potentially they won’t be making as much money next year (far as I know they will still receive the money for TV contracts but I’m not sure) so they are being somewhat conservative. I have also heard talk that when a deal is put in place, they may retro act a cap and make teams pay a luxury if going over, this year. This however was said to be unlikely. The point is basically that they are afraid of what may happen that most owners are being conservative. I agree though. I would take a chance and re do JJO and Hall’s contracts and front load both of them for this year. This way we can ensure they are both signed for say IDK 4 more years atleast. I would take the risk and go for it, personally.

by C1ncy4Life on May 6, 2010 9:09 AM EDT up reply actions

Wilson > Pacman

Mathed.

by JoseOle on May 4, 2010 3:17 PM EDT reply actions

he said... Mathed

3 yards and a pile of dust

by Hudepohl Dey on May 4, 2010 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions

FIRE FIRE FIRE

MIKE BROWN

by UpStateMike on May 4, 2010 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

lmao

good one

3 yards and a pile of dust

by Hudepohl Dey on May 4, 2010 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions

they sign him for a reasonable price. His production is solid and he knows what it takes to win a super bowl from his time with the Giants.

by Cedric Benson Boat Party on May 4, 2010 5:03 PM EDT up reply actions

after florio's past couple of stories about bengals

i really want to print out anything else he writes about the bengals, wipe my ass on it, and snail mail it to him.

"wherever Brad St. Louis is and Shayne Graham is about to be." -R.F. Mehl

by palewook on May 4, 2010 5:05 PM EDT reply actions

OK< now he has something real to write about now.

The Pacman cometh. He’s the NFL badboy for sure.

Now we have to live with the jokes about him and that we’re back to being the Cincy Criminals.

Whateva. Now lets just go play football. At least we’re a solid team and no longer the Bungles. I hate that name.

by UpStateMike on May 4, 2010 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions

I love that UpState

We are being disrespected all thru the football media anyway. Pile it on. It just feeds into Mike Zimmers we don’t get respect – nobody wants you – we are gonna have to show em motivational ploy.

Florio is the Jim Rome of the internet. They are legends in their own mind. Over rated blow hards with emphasis on the blow.

You want to shut Jim Rome up – just say Jim Everett – he made Rome scream like a little girl..

"If we always agree, one of us is not necessary"

by JUNGLEJOHN on May 5, 2010 1:15 AM EDT up reply actions