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Following up on a
previous item. ... Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the Bengals will match the Browns offer for Hawkins, which is for $12.2 million with $5.3 million in guaranteed money.
Reported by Profootballtalk.com
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That’s much more than the $1.431, one-year tender that the Bengals extended to Hawkins, which makes it a little surprising that the Bengals made a call to match so quickly. Hawkins played just eight games for the Bengals last season after a stay on injured reserve/return and caught just 12 passes while playing a limited role in the offense. With A.J. Green, Marvin Jones and Mohamed Sanu all back in Cincinnati, it will be interesting to see if Hawkins gets a role more in line with his new deal.
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