Cincinnati Enquirer "Everyone thought that the biggest headlines from the Bengals during the draft would occur on Thursday with the first-round selection of Tyler Eifert. Friday’s developments trumped that. As the second day of the draft got set to begin, the move that everyone had been hoping for since the start..." April 27
Big Bengals move: Cincinnati is re-signing OT Andre Smith, per source.
NFL.com "The Cincinnati Bengals might be ready to move on from Andre Smith. ProFootballTalk.com cited a league source Monday in reporting that "the Bengals are now inclined to see if they can find a cheaper and younger replacement for Smith via the draft." The Bengals have tried to bring the former..." April 08
Cincinnati Enquirer "The best news for Andre Smith and his agent, Ben Dogra, might have occurred Friday with Anthony Davis agreeing to a five-year extension with San Francisco. At just over $37 million with $17 million in guarantees, it establishes a new benchmark in this year’s free agency period for right..." April 07
Cincy Jungle "With all the buzz and excitement surrounding the recent re-signing of CB Terence Newman, it's almost as if a new day has dawned in Cincinnati. According to Newman, the Raiders offered him more money, but the lure of the Bengals and Mike Zimmer were too much, and he ultimately made the decision to..." March 31
Cincinnati Enquirer "As we enter the third week of free agency and Andre Smith remains unsigned, let us take a look at five contracts that will have some bearing on how much Smith will get either from the Bengals or elsewhere: THE CEILING Via Sportrac, Jake Long’s deal with the Rams is worth $34 million over..." March 27
Cincinnati Enquirer "With the second day of free agency in full swing, Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis was at UC’s Pro Day along with Director of Player Personnel Duke Tobin. Now that the nucleus of their defensive line is back under contract, the next priority is to get right tackle Andre Smith locked up with a..." March 14
Cincinnati Enquirer "With Pro Football Talk reporting that Andre Smith’s side is seeking a deal that averages $9 million a year, the Bengals will have a very large decision to make. Considering though they were expecting to face something like this among the person they didn’t apply the franchise tag to, it is not..." March 04
CBSSports.com "Entering the offseason, it appeared that the Bengals would choose to franchise-tag either defensive end Michael Johnson or right tackle Andre Smith. Cincinnati has gone with the former, and that means the latter is now set to enter free agency. And he wants to get paid a hefty..." March 03
Cincy Jungle "When it comes to re-signing their own players during free agency, the two biggest names for the Bengals are undoubtedly Michael Johnson and Andre Smith. Both were drafted by the Bengals in 2009, Johnson in the third round and Smith in the first. Both are coming off the final year of their..." February 27
Cincy Jungle "The Bengals may have the most cap space in the league, but that doesn't mean that they're going to be able to re-sign every big-name free agent they have. This offseason, they'll need to figure out a way to keep both right tackle Andre Smith and defensive end Michael Johnson in stripes for at..." February 14