The Facts: The Bengals re-signed Watson to a one-year contract on Tuesday. The deal is worth $656,000. A restricted free agent, Watson will be in his third year with the Bengals. He signed with Washington as a rookie free agent in 2001 and played in every game in 2002 but was waived before the start of the 2003 season.
Diehards Line:Watson, 27, is coming off a solid year as the Bengals third down back with 25 catches for 171 yards and a touchdown. While Rudi Johnson carried the bala team-record 361 times, Watson had 6.2 yards per carry on 26 runs, the second most attempts on the club.