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| Bengals coach would welcome NFL discipline changes |
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03/22/2007 |
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CINCINNATI (AP) -Cincinnati Bengals coach Marvin Lewis, who had nine players arrested in less than a year, would welcome tougher NFL discipline. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell could announce new initiatives Tuesday at his first full league meeting that would allow him to impose harsher and quicker discipline for players who get into trouble off the field. ``I think that's the thing that coaches and people are looking (for) from the league,'' Lewis told reporters Thursday. ``I think the one thing that every |
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| Former Chargers, Bengals lineman Ernie Wright dies at 67 |
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03/21/2007 |
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SAN DIEGO (AP) -Ernie Wright, an offensive lineman for the San Diego Chargers and Cincinnati Bengals who was a three-time AFL All-Star, died of cancer Tuesday night. He was 67. Wright was a rookie with the Los Angeles Chargers in 1960, the team's inaugural season. The Chargers moved to San Diego in 1961, and Wright remained with them through 1967. After playing four seasons with the Bengals, he finished his career with San Diego in 1972. Wright was chosen for the AFL All-Star team in 1961, 1963 and 1965.
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| Gene Upshaw re-elected as NFLPA executive director |
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03/21/2007 |
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| he Super Bowl. ``The last thing I tell every team when I visit is that the only thing that can mess up the collective bargaining agreement is the players themselves,'' Upshaw said. ``We're very concerned about that.'' During the 2006 season, the Cincinnati Bengals had nine players arrested and one, linebacker Odell Thurman, was suspended for the season. Upshaw has had extensive talks with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell about player behavior and has encouraged the league to strength its player conduct policy.< |
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| Goodell's new discipline policy expected to be announced next week |
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03/21/2007 |
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| a conference call that Goodell could use his first full league meeting, to be held next week in Phoenix, to address the arrests and other off-field episodes that plagued the league in the last year. They include the arrests of nine members of the Cincinnati Bengals; 10 encounters with the police by Tennessee's Adam ``Pacman'' Jones; the four-month jail sentence imposed this week on Chicago's Tank Johnson on weapons charges; and other run-ins with the law by NFL players. The policy would allow Goodell, who ha |
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| Bengals keep punter |
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03/20/2007 |
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CINCINNATI (AP) -The Cincinnati Bengals on Tuesday signed punter Kyle Larson to a one-year contract. Larson, a restricted free agent entering his fourth NFL season, ranked fifth in the league last year in net punting average with 38.6 yards per punt. His net average was the Bengals' best since 1995. Signed as a college free agent from Nebraska in 2004, Larson also holds on kicks.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be publi |
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| Dolphins' Porter accused of punching Bengals' Jones at casino |
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03/19/2007 |
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LAS VEGAS (AP) - Miami Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter was accused of punching Cincinnati Bengals offensive lineman Levi Jones after police said the players exchanged trash talk at a casino blackjack table. Porter was issued a summons on a misdemeanor battery charge after the Sunday altercation that began inside the Palms hotel-casino, Las Vegas police Officer Martin Wright said. ``They went outside. In the valet area, one struck the other, causing a small laceration above the eye,'' Wright said Monday, ca |
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| Bengals sign C Stepanovich |
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03/17/2007 |
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| Cincinnati, OH (MySportsbook) - The Cincinnati Bengals signed center Alex Stepanovich to a one-year contact on Friday. Stepanovich was originally a fourth-round draft choice by Arizona in 2004 and played for the Cardinals for the past three seasons, starting all 30 of the games he played. In 2004, Stepanovich played every snap for the Cardinals and became the first rookie center in team history to start every game. |
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| Bengals sign C Alex Stepanovich to 1-year deal |
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03/16/2007 |
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CINCINNATI (AP) -The Cincinnati Bengals signed free agent center Alex Stepanovich to a one-year contract on Friday. Stepanovich, who played on Ohio State's 2002 national championship team, was taken by the Cardinals in the fourth round of the 2004 draft. He was the starting center for Arizona for two seasons and part of 2006 before being injured. Once he returned to the team he couldn't win back the job. Longtime Bengals center Rich Braham retired after missing most of last season with a knee injury. Earli |
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| Bengals sign C Alex Stepanovich of one-year deal |
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03/16/2007 |
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CINCINNATI (AP) -The Cincinnati Bengals signed free agent center Alex Stepanovich to a one-year contract on Friday. Stepanovich, who played on Ohio State's 2002 national championship team, was started every game at center for Arziona the last three seasons after being taken by the Cardinals in the fourth round of the 2004 draft. Longtime Bengals center Rich Braham retired after missing most of last season with a knee injury. Earlier this month, offensive lineman Eric Steinbach, who had played guard, tackle |
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| Browns sign DL Robaire Smith; add DL Shaun Smith |
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03/16/2007 |
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CLEVELAND (AP) -The Browns added a pair of Smiths to their defensive line Friday. Robaire Smith signed a four-year contract with Cleveland, which also acquired Shaun Smith after the Cincinnati Bengals declined to match an four-year offer sheet for him. The defensive line was one of the Browns' biggest concerns this offseason and both Smiths fit in with the team's 3-4 defense. Robaire Smith will likely be used as an end opposite Orpheus Roye and could move inside to tackle on passing downs. Shaun Smith wa |
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