Source: Bengals, Rivers not close

ESPN.com is reporting that the Bengals and first-round pick Keith Rivers are still far apart in contract negotiations.

Rivers and Derrick Harvey, the No. 8 pick, are the only unsigned first-rounders.

Over the weekend, league commissioner Roger Goodell said that "something is wrong" with the NFL's system for signing rookies.

Goodell visited the Bengals' training camp and had lunch with six players before heading north to Canton, Ohio, for the weekend's Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremonies.

"I think it is clear that we have an issue here and something is wrong with the system, flawed with the system, and we have to address it," Goodell said. "I think it's better for the players, I think it's better for the teams and, most important, I think it is (better) for the fans. I think it's a disservice when players aren't in camp and being paid properly."

Good point, but it's not going to get Rivers, who has missed six days of practice and scrimmaging, signed any quicker.