T.J. will remain in Cincinnati through 2008. (Bengals photo)
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The Bengals struck in the first hours of free agency Wednesday when they agreed to a four-year deal that keeps popular wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh in Cincinnati with Pro Bowl running mate and college teammate Chad Johnson through 2008.
With Houshmandzadeh being pursued by division rivals Baltimore and Pittsburgh, agent David Dunn and Bengals director of business development Troy Blackburn worked into Tuesday night as free agency neared and then finalized a deal that figures to be worth about $3 million per year and heavy in first-year compensation that looks to be in excess of $5 million. ESPN.com reported the contract at about $13 million.
“In the end, it wasn’t about the money, it was about being comfortable,” Houshmandzadeh said. “I think I could have got more on the market and yesterday at this time I thought I was going on the market.”
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RELATED LINKS
T.J. Wallpaper: 1024x768 | 800x600 3/1/05: Rudi in; T.J. progressing
2/28/05: T.J., Bengals still talking
2/15/05: Rudi, T.J. next
12/1/04: T.J. goes from Oh to pro
11/25/04: Notebook: T.J. bucks trend
9/2/02: Receivers open in bunch formation as T.J. starts
The Bengals struck in the first hours of free agency Wednesday when they agreed to a four-year deal that keeps popular wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh in Cincinnati with Pro Bowl running mate and college teammate Chad Johnson through 2008.
With Houshmandzadeh being pursued by division rivals Baltimore and Pittsburgh, agent David Dunn and Bengals director of business development Troy Blackburn worked into Tuesday night as free agency neared and then finalized a deal that figures to be worth about $3 million per year and heavy in first-year compensation that looks to be in excess of $5 million. ESPN.com reported the contract at about $13 million.
“In the end, it wasn’t about the money, it was about being comfortable,” Houshmandzadeh said. “I think I could have got more on the market and yesterday at this time I thought I was going on the market.”
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