The contract is not yet official, but both
sides came to a verbal agreement with the details to be worked out in the coming
days. Based on the new rookie wage scale, the most a rookie free agent can make
is $20,000.
Forrest, who graduated from Carlsbad High
School in 2007 and went on to play for the University of New Mexico, said he
received a call from his agent Everett Glenn about an hour and a half after the
conclusion of the NFL draft informing him that the Bengals were interested. Not
long after that Glenn called back to say an offer was made.
"I was so excited," Forrest said. "I
almost thought it wasn't real."
The defensive back must now work to make
the team's 90-man roster, which will eventually be cut down to 53 players and an
eight-man practice squad by the start of the regular season.
Forrest said that former Caveman and NFL
player John Wooten offered significant help to him throughout the entire process
of landing an NFL contract. Wooten was not only able to get Forrest's name out
to his many NFL contacts but also counseled Forrest in how to approach the
process mentally, emotionally, physically and logistically.
The former Caveman knows he has a long
road and lots of work ahead of him before he makes the final cut but just having
the opportunity makes him excited and proud. More here
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