RFA Walter signs offer sheet with Texans

By Mark Curnutte
Enquirer staff writer

The Bengals are on the verge of losing another solid receiver and special teams contributor.

The Houston Texans today signed Bengals wide receiver Kevin Walter to an offer sheet as a restricted free agent. The offer is a lucrative one, and the Bengals will have an opportunity to match.

The Bengals have yet to sign a free agent but today did confirm the visit of safety Lawyer Milloy.

Though teams around the league made a flurry of free agent signings Saturday, the Bengals took their traditionally cautious approach to bringing in new veteran players.

Their top choice at quarterback, Sage Rosenfels, didn’t get out of Houston and had to cancel his visit today to Cincinnati. The Houston Chronicle reported that Rosenfels signed a five-year contract for $6.4 million with a $2 million signing bonus.

Rosenfels will back-up David Carr.

Also, quarterback Jon Kitna, a Bengals unrestricted free agent, completed a visit to Detroit and was expected to arrive in New York tonight to begin talks with the Jets. Word out of New York is the Jets will end up with either Kitna or Washington’s Patrick Ramsey, who is on the trading block.

According to agents, safeties Will Demps and Dexter Jackson are visiting today with the Bengals, who met Saturday night and today with Milloy.

The Bengals already have lost unrestricted free agent Matt Schobel. The four-year veteran tight end agreed to terms on a five-year contract Saturday with the Eagles.
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