fullxtension
03-03-2008, 02:13 PM
The New York Jets (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=nyj) and Cincinnati Bengals (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/clubhouse?team=cin) have agreed to terms on a trade that would send defensive tackle Dewayne Robertson (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=6340) to the Bengals in exchange for Cincinnati's fourth- and fifth-round picks (Nos. 114 and 151) in the upcoming draft, according to league sources.
Completion of the trade is contingent upon Robertson agreeing to a new contract -- he had two years remaining on his rookie deal with New York -- and passing a physical, though neither is expected to hold up the deal, which could be finalized as early as Monday.
On Friday the Bengals had a deal in place to acquire Lions defensive tackle Shaun Rogers (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=5508) in exchange for third- and fifth-round picks, but that trade fell through when it did not meet league approval. The Lions then traded Rogers to the Bengals' in-state rivals, the Browns, for a third rounder and cornerback Leigh Bodden (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=6616).
In Robertson, 26, the Bengals, hoping to improve a defense that has ranked higher than 27th in yards allowed once in the past five seasons, will get a player who isn't as big or as dominant as Rogers has been in his first five season. But Robertson is just as hungry for a fresh start. Robertson, 6-foot-1 and 310 pounds, should be a better fit as a penetrating "3-technique" tackle in Cincinnati's 4-3 scheme than he had been in the Jets' 3-4 the past two years.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3274297
Completion of the trade is contingent upon Robertson agreeing to a new contract -- he had two years remaining on his rookie deal with New York -- and passing a physical, though neither is expected to hold up the deal, which could be finalized as early as Monday.
On Friday the Bengals had a deal in place to acquire Lions defensive tackle Shaun Rogers (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=5508) in exchange for third- and fifth-round picks, but that trade fell through when it did not meet league approval. The Lions then traded Rogers to the Bengals' in-state rivals, the Browns, for a third rounder and cornerback Leigh Bodden (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?statsId=6616).
In Robertson, 26, the Bengals, hoping to improve a defense that has ranked higher than 27th in yards allowed once in the past five seasons, will get a player who isn't as big or as dominant as Rogers has been in his first five season. But Robertson is just as hungry for a fresh start. Robertson, 6-foot-1 and 310 pounds, should be a better fit as a penetrating "3-technique" tackle in Cincinnati's 4-3 scheme than he had been in the Jets' 3-4 the past two years.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3274297