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TDBH: Bengals give franchise tag a kick with Graham

Jim Breech, the Bengals' all-time scorer, never comes close to making $2.5 million in a 13-year career that comes up just short and slightly wide right of free agency. But he's happy for Shayne Graham after Graham becomes the only Bengals kicker in history today to be tabbed with the one-year franchise tag of $2.48 million when free agency begins next week. Graham, 31, has top five numbers. He ranks fourth all-time in the NFL in career field goal accuracy (85.6 percent) behind the retired Mike Vanderjagt (86.5), San Diego's Nate Kaeding (86.1), Robbie Gould (85.9), and ahead of Rob Bironas (84.