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Bengals say push game film aside to see why Shawn Williams got extension

CINCINNATI -- Why in the world would the Cincinnati Bengals sign a player with just four games of starting NFL experience to a four-year extension that includes $19.5 million in new money?

That's a pretty good question.

Well, defensive coordinator Paul Guenther, what say you?

"You don't just go off game snaps," Guenther said, after being posed a similar question Tuesday afternoon. "You go off practice, the way he prepares, the way he takes care of his body. It's just another example of drafting a guy, developing a guy and you just push him forward.