Gildon to Buffalo?!(More news)

[The Spaz]

According to sources outside the Bengals, the club reached a new contract Thursday with one of their sack leaders from last season in starting left defensive end Duane Clemons.

The Bengals later confirmed the agreement that extends him two years past the original that was set to expire after this season. The move looks like it is going to take the Bengals out of the Jason Gildon derby, which may end as soon as Thursday with the Steelers all-time sack leader going to Buffalo. Peter Schaffer, Gildon's agent, indicated he'll get an answer later from his client. But it appears the Bengals have decided to put their money on Clemons, a player younger and more experienced in a 4-3 defense than Gildon.

http://www.bengals.com/

[wazz]

interesting.... would appear to give us the upper hand, but really both positions up for grabs are quite similar, so he's not ours yet is he. He'll be a backup whereverhe goes, but perhaps with Buffalo if he can adjust he could see time on the end

[The Spaz]

Clemons takes home $2 million this year instead of his $9000,000 original salary, and the Bengals get him for two more years while taking only about an extra $500,000 salary cap hit for 2004. Still, that puts them close to the $4.6 million they have to spend on their 11 draft picks.

[wazz]

i think that HAS to be a typo!!!

$2million instead of $9000,000 <----- THAT's $9 MILLION!!!!!

one hell of a pay cut

[The Spaz]

Originally posted by wazz
i think that HAS to be a typo!!!

$2million instead of $9000,000 <----- THAT's $9 MILLION!!!!!

one hell of a pay cut

I just noticed that too. It is a typo but this could almost confirm Gildon to the Bills with this salary information.

[wazz]

if he cheap, then lets grab him by the balls!!

[Wolffman]

Man I just got excited. We better get this guy or I'll be REAL disappointed.

Well maybe I should learn as a Bills fan to never get excited...

[TigerJ]

Maybe they mean he gets a raise to $2 million form $900,000.

[The Spaz]

Originally posted by TigerJ
Maybe they mean he gets a raise to $2 million form $900,000.

Yes that's what it says.

[Jeff1220]

Bengals.com always scoops everyone.

[The Spaz]

Originally posted by Jeff1220
Bengals.com always scoops everyone.

Except when they reported they signed Warren Sapp.

[Slick]

I'm not too impressed with Posey, it'd be great if Gildon still has something in the tank & can adjust quickly to the 4-3, I'd love to see him start.

[saviorbledsoe]

idlike to see him take Denneys spot

[Tatonka]

Originally posted by saviorbledsoe
idlike to see him take Denneys spot

i would like to see kelsay improve enough to do that personally.. or else we just totally wasted 2 second round picks.

[Wolffman]

Originally posted by Tatonka
i would like to see kelsay improve enough to do that personally.. or else we just totally wasted 2 second round picks.

Kelsay will be able to gain a starting job when/if Gildon retires (of course we have to sign him first) or looses his stuff. I think Kelsay needs a couple more years to mature as a player, and by the time the spot at DE opens up he'll get a shot.