Bengals.com writer, Geoff Hobson, got word that the San Francisco 49ers and Justin Smith "were working on the deal last night". That's far more along than what the Bengals have been able to accomplish even though we keep hearing that the door isn't shut. It is. It was closed the moment the franchise tag was placed on Stacy Andrews. Heck, it could have been closed well before that.
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