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Report: Bengals and Roy Williams agree to terms

While cleaning a compromised computer at work today, Chris shines this instant message in my face that forces me to jump out of my chair. It was scary! Former Dallas Cowboys safety Roy Williams has agreed to terms with the Cincinnati Bengals, writes Steve Wyche of NFL.com. Williams visited the Bengals in mid-March; the coaching staff came away impressed.

What does all this mean for the Bengals? Depth. Competition. After Chris Crocker, Chinedum Ndukwe, and Marvin White, the Bengals have a collection of must-prove-something safeties. However, the key thing with Williams could be filling the veteran leadership in the secondary that Dexter Jackson's void opened when he left. Yes, he had veteran leadership qualities, even though his play wasn't that great at times.

Williams' agent says that his client likes it in Cincinnati and took considerable less money.

"There were a couple of teams offering considerable more money, but Roy liked the fit in Cincinnati," Jordan Woy said. "It's a good fit for both sides really. Roy obviously has a great relationship with (defensive coordinator) Mike Zimmer and he's excelled in that defense and the Bengals are happy to get a guy like that for their defense."

Season   Tackles Interceptions
G GS Total Solo Ast Sck SFTY PDef Int Yds Avg Lng TDs
2008   3 2 6 4 2 0.0 -- 0 -- -- 0.0 -- --
2007   15 13 92 73 19 0.0 -- 5 2 10 5.0 10 0
2006   16 16 62 52 10 0.0 -- 9 5 33 6.6 27 0
2005   16 16 81 69 12 2.5 0 7 3 52 17.3 46T 1
2004   16 16 94 73 21 0.0 -- 8 2 53 26.5 33 0
2003   16 16 72 55 17 2.0 -- 6 2 69 34.5 39 0
2002   16 16 99 88 11 2.0 0 3 5 90 18.0 85T 2
TOTAL 506 414 92 6.5 0 38 19 307 -- 85 3

firstPick originally posted this in the Fan Post, which makes me think he needs a job... at CincyJungle.com. If you can't beat 'em, force them to join evil blogging corporation.