Agent: Hall signs for 5

GEORGETOWN, Ky. -- Cornerback Leon Hall has arrived at training camp late this afternoon to sign a five-year contract, agent Doug Hendrickson said.

The deal is for $13.6 million in maximum value with $8.2 million in guaranteed money.

"Leon is very excited about getting to camp and helping the Bengals this year," Hendrickson said in an e-mail to The Enquirer.

The first-round draft pick from Michigan, the last of seven picks to agree to terms, is expected to practice at 7 p.m. and talk with reporters afterward.

Hall will have missed just two training camp practices.

"We’re excited to have Leon here, and I compliment our management and his representatives for getting the contract finished,” head coach Marvin Lewis said in a statement released by the Bengals a few minutes after 6 p.m. "Now it’s time for Leon to take advantage of a great opportunity and make us a better football team."

Hall said coaches eased him in during practice. He was clearly relieved to be signed and in camp.

"I just want to come in here and not lose a step. I want to get in shape for the season," Hall said after practice tonight. "Consistency is my thing, it's what I've prided myself on."

During his holdout, Hall talked to a couple of his teammates. He wanted to be in camp. He did not go on a honeymoon following his wedding July 14 in Detroit.

"We went to Georgetown," he said.

According to the Bengals PR staff, Hall, a consensus 2006 All-American, earned elite grades for both coverage and run support during a 50-game career with one of the nation’s top college programs.

He did set a Michigan career record for passes defensed (43) and ranks tied for fourth in school history with 12 interceptions.