Rumble In the Jungle Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 The Bengals have exercised their fifth-year options on CB Dre Kirkpatrick and OL Kevin Zeitler. Per NFL Network Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkansas Bengal Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 Report: Bengals exercise 2016 options on Dre Kirkpatrick, Kevin Zeitler contracts Posted by Josh Alper on April 28, 2015, 11:33 AM EDT Getty Images The Bengals had a pair of first-round picks in 2012 and they apparently like the players they selected enough to make a move to ensure they’ll return to Cincinnati for a fifth season. Albert Breer of NFL Media reports that the team has exercised their options on the contracts of cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick and guard Kevin Zeitler for the 2016 season. Both options are guaranteed against injury only and the Bengals could opt to withdraw the options before the start of the new league year. Kirkpatrick, the 17th pick in the draft, struggled with injuries as a rookie and has played mostly in sub packages in Cincinnati’s deep secondary the last two years. Terence Newman is gone this year, though, and Kirkpatrick has designs on bigger things after six interceptions over the last two seasons. “I want to be the best. I don’t want to just be a starting corner. I want to be the best. I want to be the No. 1 corner in the league and that’s what I thrive,” Kirkpatrick said, via the team’s website. Zeitler, who went 27th overall, has been a starter since arriving in Cincinnati and his salary will be just over $8 million under the terms of the option. Kirkpatrick will come in around $7.5 million and the team is reportedly interested in longer deals with both players. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/04/28/report-bengals-exercise-2016-options-on-dre-kirkpatrick-kevin-zeitler-contracts/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|kennethmw| Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 Extremely smart move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 That's a big chunk-o-change. I hope they are able to work out more cap-friendly extensions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dautcom08 Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 @DreKirkSWAG: Want to say to the #bengalsnation I'm very happy and grateful to be apart of a great organization and a great city Let's keep getting better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.A.B. Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 Why not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
|BlackJesus| Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 Good move. I'd actually have them play out the next 2 seasons and then resign them both after 2016, when the team doesn't have so many FA's like next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluhartz Posted April 28, 2015 Report Share Posted April 28, 2015 Love it... and both will have opportunities to get "PAID" if they play like they are capable of playing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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