February 29, 200818 yr Just heard it on ESPN.... Said it was a trade, but not who he was traded for....
February 29, 200818 yr This is huge for the Bengals. An NFL source confirmed Friday the Bengals have swung one of their biggest deals in history by acquiring Lions defensive tackle Shaun Rogers for third- and fifth-round picks. http://www.bengals.com/news/news.asp?story_id=6665
February 29, 200818 yr Not bad but they gave away two picks, which hurts. Rogers has the talent but never really impressed me in Detroit. Maybe a change of scenery will do it for him. We'll see. He's definitely an upgrade at DT for the Bengals.
February 29, 200818 yr And if I'm not mistaken, the Bengals still have a 3rd round pick don't they? Didn't they get an extra by losing Steinbach?
February 29, 200818 yr And if I'm not mistaken, the Bengals still have a 3rd round pick don't they? Didn't they get an extra by losing Steinbach? They've got a few extra picks this year, so this sounds like a good deal.
February 29, 200818 yr The Bengals had 10 or 11 picks due to lost players last year... Where those picks are depend on how big (money wise) the contracts signed were, right?
February 29, 200818 yr The 6-4 Rogers, listed at 340 pounds, turns 29 in two weeks and has three years left on his contract but the Bengals are aparently open to renegotiating it. A two-time Pro Bowler who led all NFL tackles in sacks this past season with 7.5, Rogers has been the subject of heated trade rumors ever since he left the locker room last season saying he wanted a change of scenery from a Detroit club that is 50 games under .500 since it took him in the second round of the 2001 draft. As early as this morning he was supposedly involved in a three-way deal wth the Broncos and Jets. Rogers is due $4.25 million this season, $5.25 million in 2009 and $7 million in 2010. Rogers The Bengals hope he's the dominant run-stuffer they've sought since drafting Dan Wilkinson No. 1 in 1994. He could be a nose tackle in a 3-4 or play directly over the center in a 4-3 or, as one long-time Lions observer said, "he could play fullback. He could play anywhere he wants. At 340 he can tomahawk dunk." Rogers has battled weight concerns over the years, but he is just two years removed from back-to-back Pro Bowls in 2004 and 2005 and is had a hellacious first half of the 2007 season. He capped it off wth a Defensive Player of the Week performance against the Broncos with 2.5 sacks and a 66-yard touchdown return. http://www.bengals.com/news/news.asp?story_id=6665
February 29, 200818 yr Have to give them credit for at least making an effort to get better on defense.
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