Friday, March 6, 2009

Bengals Release Jackson, Others


The Cincinnati Bengals have released former Super Bowl MVP Dexter Jackson, allowing him to become a free agent. They also waived three players — guard James Blair, cornerback Marcus Brown and defensive end Victor DeGrate.

Jackson, an 11th-year NFL player in 2009, played the last three seasons for the Bengals, seeing action in 29 games with 28 starts. He joined the Bengals as a free agent in 2006 after his second stint in Tampa Bay.

He was limited to three games in 2008, due to thumb and hamstring injuries. Jackson has 433 career tackles, five sacks and 17 interceptions.

Blair, Brown and DeGrate are all classified first-year players in 2009. Each was on the Bengals practice squad for a portion of 2008, and each had been signed to the 2009 offseason roster on Dec. 30.

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