First, let’s acknowledge an amazing aspect regarding the extensions Geno Atkins (four-year, $65.3 million) and Carlos Dunlap (three-year, $45 million) signed on Tuesday. Neither elected to sit out, like some of their contemporaries around the league. There was no public negotiations and no one played the martyr (uh hum, Pittsburgh). Everyone kept quiet. Atkins. Dunlap. The family. Not a single word. Not only were you unsure that negotiations were taking place, but if they were, you had no clue how far along they were. Perhaps, Cincinnati’s media isn’t nearly as plugged in anymore.
The Bengals’ preseason finale is filled with roster building, and not much else
