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Yahoo! Sports - NFL - Cincinnati Bengals NewsLatest news and information about the Cincinnati Bengals.Brady emerges from car accident "shaken" (Yahoo! Sports) As radio station WEEI first reported, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was involved in a car accident... Brady contract talks progressing (Yahoo! Sports) There's no signed contract extension just yet for New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, but the Boston... Jason Davis worked out for the Bengals (The National Football Post) The Cincinnati Bengals tried out former New York Jets fullback Jason Davis this week, but didn't sign him. Bengals coach calls Ochocinco's tweets 'nonsense' (SportingNews.com) Cincinnati Bengals coach Marvin Lewis said he doesn't have the time or the desire to read the "nonsense" Chad Ochocinco is tweeting. Lewis told reporters Wednesday he has plenty more to do than checking out his wide receiver's social life. "I don't follow him because it's just a bunch of nonsense," Lewis told reporters Wednesday. "I don't really care where he goes to eat and so forth, or who he buys dinner for. Several NFL teams could face blackouts this season (SportingNews.com) As the start of the NFL regular season draws near, at least 11 teams could be facing TV blackouts in their home markets, USA Today reports. NFL rules require games be blacked out in the home market if they are not sold out 72 hours prior to kickoff. The league, according to the newspaper, had 22 games blacked out last year, a five-year high. Five teams, all of which had losing records, were part of the blackouts last season: Jacksonville Jaguars, Detroit Lions, Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders and the St. Bengals Team Report (Yahoo! Sports) The nine-month question that has been dogging Carson Palmer, offensive coordinator Bob Bratkowski and the rest of the Cincinnati Bengals since their playoff loss to the Jets finally starts to get answered on Sunday in New England: Do they have an offense that can finally produce? By all indications the answer should be yes, but it's not that simple. Last year, Palmer had some new weapons to work with, but by midseason they became a one-dimensional running team. The passing game finished 26th, which was the lowest ranking in which Palmer has been a starter the majority of the games. Even though they have added Terrell Owens, Jordan Shipley and Jermaine Gresham, Palmer still expects this to be a running team for the most part. "We have a great running back... AccuScore: Saints, Chargers have best playoffs odds (Yahoo! Sports) The '09 postseason participants are heavy favorites to win their divisions and get back to the playoffs. NFL Power Poll: Packers' expectations soar, but Jets still No. 1 (SportingNew... NFL Power Poll: Packers' expectations soar, but Jets still No. 1 Green Bay is the smallest market in the NFL, but no team has created more buzz over the past month. Although last season's 7-1 finish has played a part, the attention is largely based on the unstoppable preseason performance of quarterback Aaron Rodgers and the offense. The players have accepted the high expectations without letting the hype get to them. "I don't see a problem with it," tight end Jermichael Finley said. Antonio Bryant files a grievance against the Bengals (The National Football P... The agent for former Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Antonio Bryant has filed a $3.1 million grievance against... Rookie RB Spiller gets the nod as Bills starter (AP) It took a few short months for Bills rookie running back C.J. Spiller to win the starting job and elevate expectations around town that Buffalo's anemic offense just might have a semblance of a spark. The one thing Spiller's careful of is to remind everyone that he can't do it alone. "It's going to take a team effort to get to where we want to go, and I'm just glad to be a... Brady focusing on Bengals, not new deal (The Canadian Press) FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Tom Brady approached the mass of reporters waiting to talk to him and asked, "Who wants to talk football?" Brady focusing on Bengals, not getting new deal (PA SportsTicker) By HOWARD ULMAN AP Sports Writer Ochocinco's coach calls his tweets "nonsense" (PA SportsTicker) By JOE KAY AP Sports Writer Palmer's younger brother his backup QB (The Canadian Press) CINCINNATI - Carson Palmer's new backup knows him better than anyone. Fans' guide to NFL labor battle (Yahoo! Sports) It's easy to get a headache keeping up with the NFL's brewing labor war. Here's a primer on what's going on. Newsfeed display by CaRP |
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Up to the Minute NFL News from Yahoo Sports. Injuries, Trades, Firings... All the Latest in NFL Rumors & Gossip. Home Cincinnati Pro Football History In 1937, a team known as the Cincinnati Bengals was formed as a member of the American Football League. The 1937 Bengals finished with a 2-4-2 record in their first year, but the AFL folded after the season. The Bengals continued as an independent team in 1938, and in 1939 joined a new AFL, finishing in second place with a 6-2 record. But again, the league folded after the season. Once again in 1940, another new AFL emerged, and again the Bengals joined. But that AFL suffered the fate of the two AFLs before it, folding after the 1941 season as the United States entered World World II, and the Bengals folded along with it. Pro football returned to Cincinnati 26 years later in 1967 when Paul Brown headed an ownership group that landed an expansion franchise in the modern-era American Football League. Brown, a Pro Football Hall of Famer who founded and coached the Cleveland Browns from 1946-62, picked the name Bengals for the new team "to give it a link with past professional football in Cincinnati." |