Bengals sign White as insurance for injured safety Wilson

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08/22/2010 - Cincinnati, OH (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Cincinnati Bengals signed safety Marvin White Sunday with the belief that veteran newcomer Gibril Wilson may be lost for the season with a knee injury.

Wilson's agent, Alvin Keels, had previously posted an ominous message on his Twitter page, indicating his client had suffered damage to the ACL and MCL. No official word has come from the team, but it seems Wilson may be heading toward the injured reserve list.

Wilson signed up with Cincy in May for a seventh pro season having spent last year with Miami. He started 14 of 16 in 2009 and finished the season with one sack, eight passes defensed and 91 tackles.

White, a fourth-year pro, previously played two seasons for the Bengals before moving on to Dallas and then Detroit in 2009. The 26-year-old has 141 career tackles, 14 passes defensed and one interception in 40 games (19 starts).

In addition, Cincinnati signed rookie offensive lineman Chris Rodgers to replace first-year tackle Andrew Mitchell, who was waived/injured with a knee injury.

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Eric Gomez, Golden Boy Promotions vice-president, described the fan turnout as "amazing" and swore he had never seen anything quite like this event.

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De La Hoya and Mayweather take part in today's final press conference before the official weigh-in this Friday.

Ring Magazine, the acknowledged bible of boxing, reported in its June 2007 issue that 12 out of 20 boxing experts it interviewed have favored Mayweather to defeat De la Hoya, with only 8 favoring the latter.

But Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao said in a recent interview with The Freeman's Emmanuel Villaruel that De La Hoya will win by unanimous decision over Mayweather.

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