Hall re-signs with Bengals

The Bengals run of re-signing core members of their team has continued with Leon Hall signing a four-year extension worth $39 million. Hall was entering the last year of his contract and like Andrew Whitworth’s deal this will keep him in Cincinnati through the 2015 season. Hall’s base salary will jump from $3 million to $5.1 million this season. The contract also includes a $9 million signing bonus and a $5 million roster bonus next year. After last night’s preseason finale against Indianapolis, Hall was very optimistic that both sides were close to a deal. It was also believed that Hall’s side wanted a deal done by the Sept. 11 opener against Cleveland or else talks would have been suspended until the end of the season. While some will continue to bemoan the departure of Johnathan Joseph to the Texans, if you were going to be able to keep only one of the cornerbacks, it was going to be Hall. Since being drafted in the first round in 2007, Hall has played in ...