Bengals sign three draft picks

By Neal Coolong  |   Tuesday, July 15, 2008  |  Comments( 1 )

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Cincinnati signed three of its 10 draft picks on Monday, coming to terms with DT Jason Shirley, TE Matt Sherry and WR Mario Urrutia.

Shirley was a fifth-round pick out of Nebraska, Sherry a sixth-rounder out of Villanova, and Urrutia, from Louisville, was a seventh-round selection. All agreed to four-year contracts. The Bengals still have seven picks to sign, including No. 9 overall choice Keith Rivers, a linebacker.

Bengals rookie contract status as of July 15

1 (9). LB Keith Rivers, USC – Unsigned
2 (46). WR Jerome Simpson, Coastal Carolina – Unsigned
3 (77). DT Pat Sims, Auburn – Unsigned
3 (97). WR Andre Caldwell, Florida – Unsigned
4 (112). OT Anthony Collins, Kansas – Unsigned
5 (145). DT Jason Shirley, Nebraska – Signed (four years, no financial terms disclosed)
6 (177). S Corey Lynch, Appalachian St.
6 (207). TE Matt Sherry, Villanova – Signed (four years, no financial terms disclosed)
7 (244). OLB Angelo Craig, Cincinnati
7 (246). WR Mario Urrutia, Louisville – Signed (four years, no financial terms disclosed)
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Neal Coolong is a freelance sports writer with contributions to Scout.com, AOL and Steelers Live. He lives with his fiance in St. Paul, Minn., and saves every dime (that she knows about) for their wedding next June. He's already made the prediction that the Steelers 2007 draft class will be one ...
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