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| Posted By | Discussion Topic: Bengals Sign Corey Dillon | ||||
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King Shit *board owner* | posted on 05-12-2001 @ 1:31 PM |    | |||
| O&A Board Veteran Registered: Feb. 01  | CINCINNATI (AP) -- Running back Corey Dillon and the Cincinnati Bengals agreed to a five-year contract Friday that will make him highest paid player in team history. Neither the Bengals nor Dillon's agents would disclose the terms of the contract. The two-time Pro Bowl running back said Thursday that he deserved a deal comparable to the seven-year, $42 million contract Tennessee running back Eddie George signed last year. Dillion's deal is believed to surpass the $10.4 million George received in the first year of the contract and the $17 million he received in the first three years. WKRC-TV in Cincinnati reported Friday night that Dillon would receive $12 million for the first year -- including the signing bonus -- and $5 million a year for the remaining four years of the contract, for a total of $32 million. Dillon is believed to be only the fifth running back to receive an eight-figure signing bonus, the team said. The others were George, Barry Sanders, Emmitt Smith and Terrell Davis. ``It's the richest contract we've ever offered Corey,'' said Katie Blackburn, the team's executive vice president. ``This deal pays Corey at the very top for running backs in the NFL.'' Agents David Dunn and Joby Branion worked out the deal in daylong negotiations Thursday. Dillon signed the contract at his home in suburban Blue Ash on Friday night. Dillon skipped the Bengals' minicamp last weekend, then showed up, and said he wanted to stay with the Bengals and challenged the team to sign him to a long-term contract. The Bengals used their franchise tag on Dillon, meaning they could have kept the free agent by matching any offer from another team. No one made an offer. The Bengals offered Dillon $3.67 million for next season, protecting their right to match any offer. They also reserved enough room under the salary cap to do so, making other teams wary. The 26-year-old Dillon has rushed for 4,894 yards while the Bengals have gone 18-46 in his four seasons. Dillon set an NFL single-game record by rushing for 278 yards against Denver last season. He also established a Bengals single-season rushing record with 1,435 yards.  ~Matt/Froy from Jersey Official Protector of Gay Marco & SwampJunk...if he ever decides to post. | ||||
| WhackBagKid TALK TO ME, GOMEZ. HE WHO IS #1. | posted on 05-12-2001 @ 2:26 PM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Sep. 00 | what is he gonna do with the extra 7 mill he gets the first year? | ||||
| Voyer bus window licker | posted on 05-12-2001 @ 3:24 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Mar. 01 | congratulations corey dillion your parting gift is... being on the worst nfl franchise for the rest of your career... good luck u money grubbing bastard  | ||||
| Gang Green | posted on 05-12-2001 @ 6:21 PM | | |||
| Psychopath Registered: Oct. 00 | quote: Money grubbing bastard? He's established himself as one of the best running backs in the league and now he's getting paid like one. And wouldn't this be loyalty to his team that drafted him?  | ||||
| Francine Banger | posted on 05-13-2001 @ 12:58 AM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Dec. 00 | DILLON!!!! He's an underestimated Running Back and the only bright spot of that pathethic franchise.  This message was edited by Francine Banger on 5-13-01 @ 1:01 AM | ||||
| SpiderBob | posted on 05-13-2001 @ 10:55 AM | | |||
| O&A Board Regular Registered: Oct. 00 | Yea, the Bengals have so much more to do, like get a new GM, and Owner because Mike Brown sucks. The only thing he has done right is build that beatiful new Paul Brown Stadium, which is by far the best stadium I have been to.  | ||||
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