Tuesday, June 15, 1999Bengals sign Covington
The Bengals signed rookie quarterback Scott Covington on Monday.
Covington, the University of Miami at Florida quarterback taken in the seventh round, signed a three-year contract. Terms of Covington's deal were not released, but according to other seventh-round deals it probably contains a bonus in the $25,000 range with salaries of $175,000, $250,000, $325,000.
That's no dent in the Bengals' payroll. According to June figures, they have $6.24 million to spend, behind only Cleveland ($8.5 million) and Philadelphia ($7.1 million). Those three account for more than a third of the league's $60.45 million cap room. But the Bengals have had no contact with corner Ryan McNeil and no interest in guard Matt O'Dwyer's $2 million bid.
MACK IN: The Bengals expect safety Tremain Mack to work out today and Wednesday before leaving for Thursday's DUI trial in Texas.
— Geoff Hobson
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