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Bodden gets $27 million extension before playing a snap with Lions
By PFW staff
July 25, 2008
The Lions traded for CB Leigh Bodden this offseason as part of an overhaul of one of the league’s worst statistical secondaries. Now, they are rewarding their new cornerback with a big contract extension.
Bodden’s extension is for four additional years and $27 million, with club options going through the 2013 season. The deal gives him a signing bonus of $2 million and a weighty $8.6 million roster bonus if he’s still on the team next March.
Bodden was part of the Shaun Rogers trade to Cleveland, which also netted the Lions a third-round pick, which they used to select DT Andre Fluellen.
Last season with the Browns, his first as a full-time starter, Bodden had a career-high six interceptions, plus 76 tackles.
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