Well, it finally has happened.  Terrell Owens is in Cincinnati.

He arrived tonight, and Joe Reedy of the Cincinnati Enquirer harvested some quotes from him.

"Right now this is my first stop and we'll see how it goes from there," Owens said.  "Chad [Ochocinco] and I both can alleviate a lot of pressure off each other and we can make Carson [Palmer's] job easier."

The Bengals spent the day meeting with receiver Antonio Bryant.  Bryant, who spent the last two years with the Buccaneers, left today.

It remains to be seen whether Owens has any other suitors.  The Ravens presumably were interested, before they traded for Anquan Boldin.

For now, we're aware of no other two that is interested in Owens. 

Then again, multiple reports from just a couple of weeks ago indicated in rather strong terms that the Bengals weren't interested, either.

With Bengals tackle Andre Smith unable to practice due to a lingering foot problem and concerns regarding his conditioning and coach Marvin Lewis miffed (per Peter King of SI.com) at the quality of the intel the Bengals received on Smith from the man who enjoys his Little Debbie snack cakes with the buds of a forked tongue, a key portion of Smith's rookie deal has come back into focus.

For every game in which Smith weighs more than 350 pounds and isn't on the 45-man active roster, Smith's paycheck will be cut in half.

Based on Smith's base salary of $1.08 million, it means that he'd lose $317,000 each week in which he fails to make weight and doesn't dress for the game.

Why do we have a feeling that he could end up losing 317 large more than a few times this year?

We pointed out earlier today the following observation from a league source with knowledge of Redskins coach Mike Shanahan's tenure in Denver:  "What's happening to [defensive tackle Albert] Haynesworth is exactly how he's handled a hundred other situations like that." 

We also mentioned that we had a feeling specific examples of Shanahan's tactics with the Broncos will surface soon, now that he's out of Denver and back in the league.

Les Carpenter of Yahoo! Sports has shared some of those examples in an article that explains why Haynesworth messed with the wrong man in Shanahan.

This paragraph from Carpenter sums up the situation perfectly, and chillingly:  "Few men in the NFL can carry a grudge like Shanahan, who harbors resentment behind a forced smile.  Valued assistants and longtime colleagues tell of their relationships with the coach in hushed whispers.  Some have begged not to be interviewed.  They value the coach's knowledge, admire his obsession for detail.  But they also fear him.  Even long after they have stopped working with him their words quiver when his name is raised.  Some say they fear they might say the wrong thing.  They don't want to cross him."

We'll let you read the rest.  After that paragraph, however, do you really need to?

Sidney Rice's lingering hip injury has lingered longer than expected, placing him on the active/PUP list to start training camp. 

Rice admitted that two of the three specialists he saw this offseason recommended surgery, but he decided not to have it.

"The plan now is just to rehab and getting everything back like it's supposed to be," Rice said on Friday, according to Chip Scoggins of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. 

The injury first occurred in the NFC Championship game, but Rice said there's no doubt he'll be ready to take on Jabari Greer, Tracy Porter, and the rest of the Saints secondary during the season opener.

Is it too early to start breaking down Week One?

If ridiculous rookie contracts are going away in 2011, they sure went out with a bang.

The Rams reached agreement on Friday night with quarterback Sam Bradford on a six-year, $78 million contract that reportedly has $50 million guaranteed, according to multiple reports from Jay Glazer at FOX, and the Schefter/Mortensen bus buddies at ESPN.  The deal has a max value of $86 million. 

Bradford, who probably has about a 50% chance of ever becoming a Pro Bowler, becomes the first NFL player to break the $50 million guaranteed barrier.

The Rams' goal was to get Bradford signed by tonight when veterans reported to camp, and they've reached it.  To get the deal done, they hit the upper range of what observers expected Bradford to see in guaranteed money.

Like all contracts, the devil will be in the details.  We'll see down the road if any of the "guaranteed" money is phony.

No matter what the details say, it just became a little harder to sign Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, and Drew Brees.

And it became a little easier to dial back rookie deals in 2011 once and for all.

It's rare to see a trade early in training camp, especially one as minor as this.  But we'll take what we can get on this Friday night while my wife silently begins to hate me from the other side of the apartment because I'm writing about J.J. Arrington.

Adam Schefter of ESPN reports the Broncos dealt Arrington to Philadelphia in exchange for linebacker Joe Mays.

Both players were considered to be on the roster bubble, and this move indicates that they weren't particularly likely to make their original team.

The Eagles love pass-catching backs, so Arrington will try to make his mark as a potential backup to LeSean McCoy.  The former Arizona Cardinal is coming off microfracture surgery.

Mays' departure adds depth to a so-so Broncos linebacker group.

While we wait for the rest of the top ten picks to sign their monster contracts, it's easy to forget there are still some second day draft picks waiting for their deal.

Well, now there's one less.

The Titans agreed to terms with wide receiver Damian Williams on Friday evening, according to Jim Wyatt of the Nashville Tennessean.  Williams, a third round pick, is expected to take over return duties in Tennessee this year.  He probably won't be a factor at wideout.

Only one third-round pick and two second round picks remain unsigned around the league.  Half of the league's first-round picks have agreed to terms.

Tim Tebow expected some jokes about his recent decision to become an underwear model, but he probably didn't think his coach would be the first to get on his case.

"I told him they passed me over for him. I turned it down," McDaniels said, via the Denver Post.

Tebow's response: "I just wondered if he was a boxer or a brief guy."

Interesting direction to take things, Tim.  This is about to get awkward.

"It depends on the day," McDaniels said, when asked a brave followup.

Yeah, it's only a matter of time before we get another hearty postgame man hug from these two.

Reporters love Jerry Jones for the same reason that probably drives coaches crazy: Jones talks and emotes like a fan when things go wrong.

It's no surprise, then, that Jones wasn't pleased when told about Dez Bryant's high ankle sprain, which will cost the rookie 4-6 weeks.  In fact, he nudged his coaching staff under the bus.

ESPN's Chris Mortensen writes on Twitter that Jones suggested Bryant was "overworked" and wasn't happy the injury happened on the second to last play of practice after all his reps and his kick return work.

"Got a feeling someone has gotten their butts chewed," Mort wrote.

Wade Phillips has a pretty sweet gig, but an unreasonable "butt chewing" or five from Jerry Jones every season comes with the territory.

A.J. Smith started the day talking tough to our pal Alex Marvez at FoxSports.com, barking out more of Smith's "My way or the highway" rhetoric.

Reason set in by the end of the day.  Jason La Canfora of NFL Network reports that the Chargers and left tackle Marcus McNeill recently re-started contract talks and McNeill is relatively optimistic a deal can be reached.

Like Donald Penn in Tampa, McNeill is an unsigned restricted free agent.  (Penn is expected to come to terms this weekend with the Bucs.)  The talks are "preliminary" for now, but some face-to-face talks could happen this week.

All along, McNeill has always seemed far more likely than wideout Vincent Jackson to get a new contract and end his "holdout" before the season starts.  This latest development should make Phillip Rivers very happy.

Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch -- who really should consider using his Twitter account more often -- reports that the Rams have offered unsigned No. 1 overall pick Sam Bradford a deal that exceeds $72 million over six seasons.