Report: Bengals traded for Dewayne Robertson

by Josh Kirkendall on Mar 3, 2008 9:40 AM EST in Contracts

Reports that the Bengals acquired defensive tackle, Dewayne Robertson are "premature" says Robertson's agent, Hadley Engelhard. The report says that Bengals are giving up their fourth and fifth picks for Robertson to the New York Jets. The former UK Wildcat was the fourth pick in the 2003 draft has played every game except for three in 2005 (i.e., durable). He's recorded 14.5 sacks in his career including a season-high four in 2007.

If you were to give me the choice between Shaun Rogers and Dewayne Robertson, I'd pick Robertson each time. And that's not because the Bengals lost out on Rogers. But weight and character are fanatical concerns. And one writer wrote that Rogers has the talent, but he's the type of guy that will break your heart each time.

Robertson is due a base salary of $6.8 million in 2008 and $4.5 million in 2009. If this trade is going to happen, the hold-up now could be a physical and/or a contract extension. We'll see how this report for a Robertson trade develops throughout the day.

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Alex Marvez at Fox reports that the deal is off...

http://community.foxsports.com/blogs/Alex_Marvez/2008/03/03/Jets_DT_Robertson_not_going_to_Cincy

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by BeerRun on Mar 3, 2008 5:53 PM EST reply actions

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I think I'm just going to have to laugh on this one.

Clearly Cincy made some progress even though the Rodgers fiasco. Namely they let other teams know that they are in the market for a trade. Of course the reason for the trade is to unload draft picks because they have too many picks and in reality they probably can't afford to pay all of the players they could dradt. I'm thinking that they may want to deal on the 1st round pick as well.

Obvious Cincy is trying to deal a couple of medium round picks for a proven player so they won't have to pay giant bucks on a high draft choice.

At this point I wouldn't rule out them making a trade sometime before the draft or else they will likely trade the 1st round pick for two or three lower picks.

I don't know why they don't peddle their first, third, and fourth round picks to get the first pick in the draft. They can get Chris Long with the pick. That would leave them with a first, second and probably a 3rd round compensation pick.

by davidincincinnati on Mar 3, 2008 7:52 PM EST reply actions

Rogers, no. Robertson, um, no. Welcome Antwan Odom

If at first- and second, you don't succeed, try try again. 5 yr. deal with Odom announced by his agent. He's rangy, fast, high character, though his stats may be a little inflated by playing with Haynesworth and that other dude- Vandenbosch?. Good fit to bookend Geathers, especially if we can snag Sedrick Ellis at #9...

by IgnatiusJReilly on Mar 3, 2008 10:07 PM EST reply actions