Bengals' Andrews signs one-year franchise tender

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Bengals Sign Andrews to Tender; Working on Longer Deal
Published 3/20/2008 by Bill Jordan at The Biz of Football :: Part of the Business of Sports Network
The Cincinnati Bengals placed the franchise tag on Stacy Andrews in February in hopes of quickly getting a longer deal done, but to this point, the two sides still have not come to an agreement, so Stacy signed a one-year tender yesterday. The Bengals are still hopeful that a longer deal will get done, as reported by ESPN.com: "We're happy Stacy is signed in advance of our offseason work," head coach Marvin Lewis said in a statement. "This does not preclude our continuing to talk to ...

Brandon Johnson and Stacy Andrews in the mix
Published 3/21/2008 by Kirkendall <info@cincyjungle.com> at Cincy Jungle: Front Page Posts
... after being designed as the franchise player last month. He's due to earn $7.455 million as a projected backup to start the season. Talks continue for a long term deal -- a good idea if you have a plan to get him in the starting lineup. ...