{"id":31942,"date":"2025-09-05T22:48:35","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T22:48:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=31942"},"modified":"2025-09-05T22:48:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T22:48:35","slug":"breaking-news-bengals-extend-center-ted-karras-contract-through-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=31942","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING NEWS : Bengals extend center Ted Karras&#8217; contract through 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-apps\/imrs.php?src=https:\/\/arc-anglerfish-washpost-prod-washpost.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/6MSNFSEKRYI7BCK4S66TTS64LE.jpg&amp;w=1440&amp;impolicy=high_res\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"teaser-content\">\n<div class=\"wpds-c-PJLV article-body type-text\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p class=\"wpds-c-heFNVF wpds-c-heFNVF-iPJLV-css overrideStyles font-copy\" dir=\"null\" data-apitype=\"text\" data-contentid=\"6TDPHSEY7VAX5OYG4FEGHXRMZ4\" data-el=\"text\">CINCINNATI \u2014 Center Ted Karras signed a one-year contract extension with the Cincinnati Bengals on Friday worth $5 million that goes through the 2026 season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpds-c-PJLV article-body type-text\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p class=\"wpds-c-heFNVF wpds-c-heFNVF-iPJLV-css overrideStyles font-copy\" dir=\"null\" data-apitype=\"text\" data-contentid=\"QJ7LEE32XNAQDKO6PSHBJQFNPE\" data-el=\"text\">\u201cIf you look at the history of my career I\u2019m not afraid to be a free agent. I\u2019ve been a free agent many times but I wanted to be a part of the plan here and I know we have big things ahead of us,\u201d Karras said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpds-c-PJLV article-body type-text\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p class=\"wpds-c-heFNVF wpds-c-heFNVF-iPJLV-css overrideStyles font-copy\" dir=\"null\" data-apitype=\"text\" data-contentid=\"5CO344EWRZHATCOFGYICVTCCWU\" data-el=\"text\">The Bengals open the season on Sunday at Cleveland.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"null\" data-apitype=\"text\" data-contentid=\"5CO344EWRZHATCOFGYICVTCCWU\" data-el=\"text\">Karras signed with the Bengals in 2022 after previous stops in Miami and New England. He has started 53 games with the Bengals and played 99.5% of their offensive snaps.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wpds-c-PJLV article-body type-text\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p class=\"wpds-c-heFNVF wpds-c-heFNVF-iPJLV-css overrideStyles font-copy\" dir=\"null\" data-apitype=\"text\" data-contentid=\"43XJWXTMWZAYVPPGR55JGNDVZM\" data-el=\"text\">\u201cThe team bonding stuff \u2014 I think he and (left tackle) Orlando (Brown Jr.) have both done great jobs on their own creating the team camaraderie that I\u2019ve asked for,\u201d coach Zac Taylor said. \u201cHis level of play has been really good. 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