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Geno Atkins | Defensive Lineman

Team: Cincinnati Bengals
Age / DOB:  (25) / 3/28/1988
Ht / Wt:  6'1' / 300
College: Georgia
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Bengals.com says the team has been frugal in free agency because they will try to sign DT Geno Atkins to an extension next season.
Yes, Atkins is the best defensive tackle in the game and is entering the final year of his rookie contract. Re-signing him is going to be extremely expensive. And the Bengals should also be trying to work out an extension with LE Carlos Dunlap. But we'd have an easier time buying this as a plan if owner Mike Brown didn't annually sit on a pile of bills and count his cash instead of pushing up against the cap like his peers. Mar 26 - 8:55 AM
Source: bengals.com

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Geno Atkins - DL - Bengals

Bengals DT Geno Atkins' salary jumped from $575,000 to $1.423 million based on rookie-deal incentives.

Atkins is entering the final year of his contract, and the Bengals have already dabbled in "brief, casual" extension talks with his agent. Turning 25 in March, Atkins is already a two-time Pro Bowler and was selected as a first-team All-Pro this past season. Atkins set career-best marks with 53 tackles and 12.5 sacks in 2012. His next contract will be monstrous.
Jan 30 - 9:49 PM
Geno Atkins - DL - Bengals

The Bengals and DT Geno Atkins' agent had a "brief, casual" encounter at the Senior Bowl in an effort to begin extension talks.

"We had some dialogue down here," said agent Pat Dye. "Both sides would like to get something sooner rather than later. It's just a matter of sitting down and getting it done in a way that satisfies both sides." Atkins, 25 in March, is in Hawaii taking in his second-straight Pro Bowl while coming off an All-Pro first-team selection. He's set to enter the final year of his rookie deal and should command upwards of $12 million per season on his next contract. The Bengals would be wise to lock him up as quickly as possible.
Source: bengals.com
Jan 25 - 11:07 AM
Geno Atkins - DL - Bengals

Bengals DT Geno Atkins was named to the 2012 Associated Press All-Pro first team.

Atkins received 42-of-50 votes, which was third on defense behind J.J. Watt's unanimous selection and Von Miller's 48 votes. Atkins, 24, set a single-season Bengals franchise record for sacks by an interior lineman with 12.5 and forced four fumbles. Pro Football Focus gave him a 79.9 overall rating that put him almost 50 points ahead of the second-best defensive tackle. Atkins has one year left on his rookie contract. Cincinnati needs to lock him up immediately.
Jan 12 - 3:09 PM
Geno Atkins - DL - Bengals

Bengals coach Marvin Lewis told reporters Monday that he will not rest his starters in Week 17 against the Ravens.

The Bengals have clinched a playoff spot and know they'll be playing a division winner in the first round of the postseason. So they theoretically have little to gain from playing first-stringers. Lewis, however, tried resting starters twice before -- in 2005 and 2009 -- and his team was bounced in the first round both times. "How'd that turn out for us," Lewis asked rhetorically. "I think it's important for our team to play well. We are going to play to win the football game."
Source: CBS Sports
Mon, Dec 24, 2012 04:28:00 PM
Geno Atkins - DL - Bengals

Bengals DT Geno Atkins has set a single-season franchise record for sacks by an interior lineman.

After getting to Carson Palmer once on Sunday, Atkins is up to nine sacks with five games to go. This comes on the heels of a 7.5 sack campaign a year ago. No one talks about him, but the 2010 fourth-round pick has quietly turned perhaps the best defensive tackle in the entire league. Atkins is a lock for the Pro Bowl this season.
Source: Cincinnati Enquirer
Mon, Nov 26, 2012 10:14:00 AM
Geno Atkins - DL - Bengals

Browns OC Brad Childress believes the Bengals are now a more talented defensive line than the Giants.

"Geno Atkins might be as high a motor guy as we've faced," added Childress. The most disruptive interior pass rusher in the game, Atkins is ranked No. 1 among defensive tackles by Pro Football Focus. Cincy's defensive line gets another pass rushing boost with Dontay Moch, the preseason sack leader and arguably the fastest defensive end in the league, returning from suspension.
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Source: Bengals.com
Fri, Oct 12, 2012 10:22:00 AM
Geno Atkins - DL - Bengals

Bengals DT Geno Atkins' eight sacks lead all NFL interior defensive linemen through 14 weeks.

"He's not long and rangy, but he's quick and explosive," teammate Robert Geathers said. "He's very strong and he's short, so he's got leverage." Pro Football Focus' top-ranked defensive tackle, Atkins will likely become the first Bengals interior lineman to lead the team in sacks since Big Daddy Wilkinson had 6.5 in 1996.
Source: Cincinnati Enquirer
Thu, Dec 22, 2011 09:30:00 PM
Geno Atkins - DL - Bengals

Geno Atkins will take over as the Bengals' starting defensive tackle next to Domata Peko following Tank Johnson's release.

The move may result in a downgrade versus the run (Atkins is only 6-foot-1, 290), but he'll give the Bengals much more pass-rush potential from the interior. Atkins led the team with 19 quarterback pressures in 2010, his first season in the NFL. He also recorded 18 tackles and two sacks coming off the bench.
Source: Cincinnati Enquirer
Wed, Aug 17, 2011 03:12:00 PM
Geno Atkins - DL - Bengals

Through two preseason games, Bengals rookie DT Geno Atkins has 3.5 sacks.

Atkins is running with the backups and facing backup offensive linemen, but the impressive total is promising nonetheless. The Bengals had a glaring need for a true three-technique tackle after Tank Johnson had two sacks in 14 starts last season. Atkins should replace him on passing downs this year.
Mon, Aug 16, 2010 03:15:00 PM
Geno Atkins - DL - Bengals

Bengals signed fourth-round DT Geno Atkins to a four-year contract, including a $472,000 signing bonus.

Athletic and dangerously explosive when motivated, Atkins lost his starting job late in his college career for effort concerns. He's a good rotational prospect, but seems unlikely to ever be more than a pass-downs player.
Source: Aaron Wilson on Twitter
Fri, Jul 16, 2010 01:06:00 PM
Geno Atkins - DL - Bengals

Bengals fourth-round pick Geno Atkins was born with a sickle cell trait that can cause dehydration.

Atkins inherited the complication from his father, who played ten years in the NFL. The Bengals were aware of it when they drafted Atkins, and he says he tries to stay in "the best shape I can, so it doesn't affect me too much." Atkins is slated for situational interior pass rushing duties this season.
Source: Associated Press
Sun, May 2, 2010 06:22:00 PM
Geno Atkins - DL - Bengals

Bengals selected Georgia DT Geno Atkins with the No. 120 overall pick in the 2010 draft.

Though undersized, Atkins showed explosive first-step quickness in a productive career with UGA. Also possessing a good motor, instincts, and a high football IQ, Atkins will develop into a solid rotational tackle for the Bengals. Cincy still needs to pick up a safety of the future.
Sat, Apr 24, 2010 11:18:00 AM

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