Bengals finally sign No. 1 pick Bengals top draft pick Justin Smith signed a six-year
contract Saturday mainly because he decided it was time. But it's not in time for him to
play today when the Bengals open the 2001 season against New England at home.
Bengals need to pressure Bledsoe
Today's rematch at Paul Brown Stadium figures to be just as close as
last season's game in New England, won 16-13 by the Patriots.
Kitna
era begins, by God Jon Kitna is the 10th quarterback to begin a game for the
Bengals in the last, lost decade, but the first to wear a ballcap with a cross on the
front.