Wednesday, April 24, 2002
Bengals stock up on free agents
By Gary Estwick gestwick@enquirer.com
The Cincinnati Enquirer
The Bengals signed the following 20 college free agents on Tuesday (click on links for draft profiles at NFL.com:
Safeties Stephon Kelly, Winston-Salem, and Pig Prather, Mississippi State.
Cornerbacks Reggie Myles, Alabama, and Tierre Sams, Fresno State.
Linebackers Dwayne Levels, Oklahoma State; Jermaine Petty, Arkansas, and Tito Rodriguez, Central Florida.
Defensive ends Bob Dzvonick, Buffalo, and Nate Krill, Duke.
Defensive tackle Derrick Johnson, Kentucky.
Offensive tackles Justin Bland, Missouri, and John Grabowski, Eastern Michigan.
Tight end Trent Sansbury, Furman.
Guard Thatcher Szaley, Montana.
Fullbacks Harold Jackson, Temple, and Jason Murray, Notre Dame.
Wide receivers Jim Jones, Widener; Kwazi Leverette, Syracuse; Darcey Levy, Pittsburgh, and Michael Slater, Murray State.
SAFETIES RE-SIGN: The Bengals re-signed last season's starting safeties, free safety Cory Hall and strong safety JoJuan Armour. The team also re-signed fullback/H-back Nick Williams. All three are fourth-year restricted free agents and signed one-year deals.
They've all been starters here, and we're really glad they're coming back for one more year, player personnel director Jim Lippincott said.
Hall started 12 games and was third on the team in tackles (89). Armour started 11 games, and was fifth with 77 tackles. Williams, who played in only four games due to injuries, moved to H-back late in the season because of injuries at the tight end position.
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