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Cincinnati Bengals kicker Shayne Graham has signed his franchise tender and will receive a guaranteed 2009 salary of $2.483 million, which is the average of the league's five highest-paid kickers.

“We’re happy Shayne is signed in advance of our offseason camps,” head coach Marvin Lewis said, “and this does not preclude our continuing to talk to Shayne and his representatives about reaching a longer-term agreement.”

Teams and franchise players can negotiate longer-term contracts until July 15th. Otherwise, they'll have to wait until after the 2009 season.

Graham ranks fourth all-time in the NFL for field goal accuracy (85.6 percent).