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Robert Geathers | Defensive Lineman

Team: Cincinnati Bengals
Age / DOB:  (29) / 8/11/1983
Ht / Wt:  6'3' / 280
College: Georgia
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Bengals re-signed LE Robert Geathers.
Cincinnati is keeping the band together. Geathers, the team's longest tenured player, chipped in three sacks last season and was a solid run defender while starting every game. He and fourth-year DE Carlos Dunlap will compete for the starting left end job this summer. It'd be nice to see the Bengals turn the keys over to Dunlap because he's such a better pass rusher than Geathers. Mar 12 - 3:40 PM
Source: Geoff Hobson on Twitter

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Robert Geathers - DL - Bengals

Bengals.com says the team "would like to strike a deal" with free agent DE Robert Geathers.

Cincinnati is trying to keep its top-three pass rush intact, already tagging Michael Johnson and re-signing Wallace Gilberry. Geathers, 29, is the Bengals' longest-tenured player. He started all 16 games in 2012, registering three sacks.
Source: bengals.com
Mar 11 - 9:18 PM
Robert Geathers - DL - Bengals

Bengals LE Robert Geathers (knee) participated in practice on Monday and looks set to play next Monday night.

"It's time to go... I should be fine," said Geathers. The bigger news, though, is that starting LE Carlos Dunlap (knee) didn't suit up on Monday and looks iffy for the Ravens. If Dunlap were to miss, Geathers, rookie DT Devon Still, Jamaal Anderson, and LB Manny Lawson would play in a rotation of sorts. Joe Flacco already has a juicy matchup against Cincinnati's secondary, and not having to worry about Dunlap would be even better.
Related: Carlos Dunlap
Source: Bengals.com
Mon, Sep 3, 2012 10:19:00 PM
Robert Geathers - DL - Bengals

Bengals LE Robert Geathers will miss the next few weeks of training camp after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery.

The Bengals are optimistic he'll be back by the September 10 opener, although there are no guarantees. Geathers, 29, started 15 games last season, but his role was scaled back and he graded out negatively as both a pass rusher and run stopper by Pro Football Focus. Geathers is due a $4.2 million base salary, which seems like an awful lot for an underachieving rotational player. Carlos Dunlap and Jamaal Anderson will see increased reps.
Source: Geoff Hobson on Twitter
Fri, Aug 3, 2012 05:28:00 PM
Robert Geathers - DL - Bengals

Bengals coach Marvin Lewis defended LE Robert Geathers' play after he recorded just one sack in 16 starts last year.

"Robert has done everything we've asked and done everything right," said Lewis. "He's not been an effective pass rusher, but he does a good job playing the right gap." Cincinnati ranked 19th in run defense and served up more than 4.4 YPC last season, so it's not as if Geathers is keying a stout unit. Pro Football Focus ranked Geathers as the 44th run-stopping 4-3 end out of 65 last season. He was 63rd of 65 as a pass rusher.
Source: Cincinnati Enquirer
Sun, Apr 10, 2011 04:22:00 PM
Robert Geathers - DL - Bengals

The Cincinnati Enquirer suggests that "only one" of DEs Robert Geathers and Antwan Odom will return in 2011.

Both veterans are due over $4 million for next season. After missing 22 games the past two years, Odom seems more likely to go. With the "Fisher Price" duo of Michael Johnson and Carlos Dunlap emerging as starters, Geathers would play a rotational role.
Related: Antwan Odom
Source: Cincinnati Enquirer
Wed, Feb 16, 2011 12:28:00 PM
Robert Geathers - DL - Bengals

Bengals LE Robert Geathers (foot) returned to practice on Monday.

Geathers missed the final three weeks of camp and preseason, but will be ready for opening weekend. An annual IDP disappointment since his 10-sack breakout in 2006, Geathers had just four sacks and 36 tackles last year.
Source: Joe Reedy on Twitter
Mon, Sep 6, 2010 03:38:00 PM
Robert Geathers - DL - Bengals

Bengals LE Robert Geathers was spotted with a boot on his foot Thursday and is undergoing tests.

The Bengals' official site says Geathers could miss a few weeks, although his status for the regular season doesn't appear to be in doubt. This should give second-round rookie Carlos Dunlap a chance to impress with extra reps.
Source: bengals.com
Fri, Aug 13, 2010 09:06:00 AM
Robert Geathers - DL - Bengals

Bengals LE Robert Geathers was used as a stand-up pass rusher at times during last week's OTAs.

Defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer is experimenting with all kinds of different looks this offseason. With rookies Carlos Dunlap and Geno Atkins now in the mix, he has plenty of quality bodies to work with. The Bengals ranked 16th in the league last season with 34 sacks and are expecting to get Antwan Odom back for training camp.
Source: Cincinnati Enquirer
Sun, May 23, 2010 11:11:00 AM
Robert Geathers - DL - Bengals

Bengals LE Robert Geathers (microfracture surgery) was on the field with the first-team defense on Friday.

Geathers missed OTAs while rehabbing, so today was his first time on the field since November. He's on track to be ready to play by Week 1, with third-rounder Michael Johnson acting as his backup.
Source: ESPN.com
Fri, Jul 31, 2009 06:32:00 PM
Robert Geathers - DL - Bengals

Bengals LE Robert Geathers hasn't practiced yet this offseason as he continues to recover from microfracture knee surgery.

He is expected back for training camp, but rookie Michael Johnson is picking up valuable practice reps. Geathers' starting job shouldn't be guaranteed.
Source: bengals.com
Wed, Jun 3, 2009 09:47:00 PM
Robert Geathers - DL - Bengals

Bengals LE Robert Geathers revealed that he underwent microfracture knee surgery in January.

Geathers should be ready for camp, but this gives Cincinnati more reason to turn him back into a situational rusher. He's flopped as a three-down end the last two years. The surgery may cost Geathers some explosiveness.
Source: bengals.com
Wed, Apr 15, 2009 05:14:00 PM
Robert Geathers - DL - Bengals

The injury that ended Bengals LE Robert Geathers' season in Week 12 was a hyperextended knee.

This isn't usually an injury that costs players more than a week, but the Bengals were well out of the playoff race and decided to shut Geathers down. Once a highly promising talent, Geathers' role heading to 2009 is uncertain.
Source: bengals.com
Mon, Jan 12, 2009 09:27:00 PM
Robert Geathers - DL - Bengals

Bengals placed DEs Robert Geathers (knee) and Frostee Rucker (hamstring) on injured reserve, ending their seasons.

Giving Geathers a $34M deal after his ten-sack '06 season has proven to be a big error. He's mailed it in with 6.5 sacks in the last two years and hasn't worked out as an every-down end. The Bengals should consider moving him back to a third-down role in 2009. Rucker was the team's third DE. He isn't very good, but the Bengals are ridiculously thin at the position now.
Mon, Nov 24, 2008 05:00:00 PM
Robert Geathers - DL - Bengals

Bengals DE Robert Geathers suffered a knee injury in the second quarter of Thursday's game against the Steelers.

Tackle John Thornton had to move to end with Antwan Odom inactive and Frostee Rucker also suffering a knee injury. The Bengals defensive line could be as banged up as the offensive line.
Source: Cincinnati Enquirer
Fri, Nov 21, 2008 09:47:00 AM

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