Bengals sign 2nd round pick
GEORGETOWN, Ky. (AP) -- The Cincinnati Bengals signed second-round draft pick Eric Steinbach to a four-year, $3.63 million contract Tuesday.
Steinbach, a guard from Iowa, received a $1.8 million signing bonus, and his contract includes a chance to earn at least $460,000 in incentives, agent Jack Bechta said.
Steinbach was in Cincinnati about 2 p.m. Tuesday when he got the call that the deal was done. He immediately drove the 70 miles to Georgetown College, signed his contract and was in uniform for the last 30 minutes of practice.
Steinbach is listed as the Bengals' left guard, the only rookie expected to start this season.
The Bengals still have one unsigned draft pick -- third-round receiver Kelley Washington of Tennessee.
Also Tuesday, Cincinnati acquired rookie offensive lineman Noah Swartz off waivers from Dallas. Swartz, a University of Toledo product, signed with the Cowboys as a free agent after the draft.
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