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Saturday, March 11, 2006
Eagles Lose Bentley to Cleveland
This just in: The Cleveland Browns have signed Pro Bowl center LeCharles Bentley. This added later: "I can die happy," said Bentley, who, along with his agent, denied they ever agreed to do a deal with Philadelphia.
How the news became known Saturday morning: Despite newspaper reports this morning that Bentley would be an Eagle by now, this morning's rumors have proved to be true. In Philly, word began getting out with a message  posted by Birds spokesreporter Dave Spadaro on the team's message boards: "Just to let you know, and I will post it soon: At 10:19 a.m., no visitors are scheduled. There are some visitors around the league. Bentley, for instance, is visiting Cleveland. If you wanted him, apparently he could be headed for the Browns." His next: "I called to get my update and instead of hearing that a player is visiting, I heard that nothing is scheduled. Bentley is going to Cleveland at this point." Then: "Sorry, but I'm not kidding and I'm not happy."Later Early Word added this: A Cleveland Plain Dealer message board has this post: "Per Sirius NFL RADIO 124, 11:20 AM..Bentley has signed a 6 year deal w/Browns, 12 Million in guaranteed money! GREAT MOVE!!!!" On her mid-morning Saturday show, WIP's Rhea Hughes reported hearing Bentley's visit to Philly last night was postponed because a doctor wasn't available for the exam, so the Saints center, who went to high school and college in Ohio (Ohio State), decided to check out what the Browns might offer. Update: About 1:30 p.m. Hughes said on WIP that the Eagles deny doctors were unavailable.
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