Schefter: Newman to Bengals

[Nation]

Per Adam Schefter former Cowboys cornerback Terrance Newman officially has agreed to terms with the Bengals.

Best of luck, hopefully he plays some lockdown defense on 3 of the 4 NFC East opponents they face in 2012.

 

[trueblue1687]

He'll be the shawl of the division:laugh2:

 

[Apollo Creed]

This should ride in the Fan Zone for a while, I'm sure it'll make for some good laughs if it got the proper pub.

 

[Idgit]

Good for him. He's a talented CB if you can afford to limit him to ~750 snaps in a season. More than that, and his legs just don't hold up at this point in his career. I still wonder what our defense would have looked like last year if we'd drafted a Newman/Jenkins replacement somewhere in the second or third round and given him 300 snaps or so to work his way into the nickel this year.

 

[bigE79]

Good luck T New.

 

[Duane]

How long before Newman is arrested?

 

[Mr Cowboy]

Adam Schefter

Bengals close to a deal with former Cowboys CB Terrance Newman and also exploring a a trade that would send LB Keith Rivers to Giants.

 

[CATCH17]

He'll never stay healthy in that division. Congrats to him though.

 

[baj1dallas]

Best of luck TNew, you were a stand up guy.

 

[Apollo Creed]

I'm curious to know the contract numbers.

 

[Big Country]

He better pray he wont have to cover Mike Wallace of Pitt. He'll get shredded.

 

[Apollo Creed]

Funny quotes from the ESPN article comments section http://espn.go.com/nfl/conversation...ngals-add-ex-dallas-cowboys-cb-terence-newman

"Vince Wilfork could get separation from Terence Newman."

"I didn't know Terence Newman was a felon."

"Cincy loves some Cowboys castoffs hahahaha" - "Enjoy Nate Livings LOL"

 

[Joe Realist]

My guess is 1 year, around 2 million

 

[casmith07]

This should ride in the Fan Zone for a while, I'm sure it'll make for some good laughs if it got the proper pub.

No it shouldn't. The Fan Zone is for Dallas Cowboys related posts.

 

[casmith07]

Good for him. He's a talented CB if you can afford to limit him to ~750 snaps in a season. More than that, and his legs just don't hold up at this point in his career. I still wonder what our defense would have looked like last year if we'd drafted a Newman/Jenkins replacement somewhere in the second or third round and given him 300 snaps or so to work his way into the nickel this year.

Our defense would've looked amazing. We would've won 10+ games.

 

[CATCH17]

Funny quotes from the ESPN article comments section http://espn.go.com/nfl/conversation...ngals-add-ex-dallas-cowboys-cb-terence-newman

"Vince Wilfork could get separation from Terence Newman."

"I didn't know Terence Newman was a felon."

"Cincy loves some Cowboys castoffs hahahaha" - "Enjoy Nate Livings LOL"

:laugh2:

 

[Mr Cowboy]

Cornerback Terence Newman‘s deal with the Bengals is for one year, according to a league source.

Newman, a nine-year veteran of the Dallas Cowboys, was released this offseason. In 2011, Newman collected 53 tackles and four interceptions with one returned for a touchdown.
http://blogs.nfl.com/2012/04/11/terence-newman-a-bengal-for-a-year/?campaign=Twitter_writers

 

[SDCowboy]

If he's just getting a one year deal that seems to be a sign that his career is just about over.

 

[Apollo Creed]

One Year, 1.5 mil is my guess.

I doubt he had many suitors, thus not much leverage with the Bungals.

Fun fact, the Bengals invited one other player to visit before the 2003 draft and had they not taken Carson Palmer, Terence Newman would've been their # 1 pick overall.

 

[Idgit]

If he's just getting a one year deal that seems to be a sign that his career is just about over.

He's a part-time CB. I'm surprised even the Bengals had room on their roster for him, honestly. Unless the cupboard is really bare at CB, why put in a vet who can only really play half- or two-thirds of a season, at best? Newman showed last year that he can still play at a very high level for a period of time, but he just can't handle the reps of a full NFL season. That's pretty much the definition of a progress-stopper, unless you really have nobody on your roster you're looking to develop.