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Jeff Fisher re-joins NFL's Competition Committee (The National Football Post)

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:17:00 PST

The NFL announced the members of the influential Competition Committee for the 2012 season adding some new...

Fisher, Whisenhunt join NFL competition committee (PA SportsTicker)

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:15:42 PST

Jeff Fisher is back in the NFL as a coach, and back on the prestigious NFL competition committee.

Bengals Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:01:15 PST

In last year's draft, the Bengals hit the jackpot by drafting Andy Dalton and A.J. Green as they became the first rookie quarterback/receiver duo to be voted to the Pro Bowl. The task now during the offseason is to build around them.

After plenty of growing pains in the first year of Jay Gruden's West Coast scheme, the Bengals finished 20th in total offense, which marks the fourth straight season they have finished 20th or worse. They have four starters who will be unrestricted free agents in running back Cedric Benson, wide receiver Jerome Simpson and offensive guards Bobbie Williams and Nate Livings. Wide receiver Andre Caldwell and offensive guard Mike McGlynn, who also started some games, are also slated for free agency.

The two biggest positions in terms of need are for...

Top Five Surprise NFL Players of 2011: Fan's Opinion (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:45:00 PST

The 2011 NFL season brought all kinds of surprises, but these players certainly performed well above expectations. Here are the top five surprise players of the 2011 NFL season. Andy Dalton - Cincinnati Bengals - The Bengals were thought to have been in a rebuilding year, but...

NFL roundup: Randy Moss wants to play again (Yahoo! Sports)

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:01:16 PST

Randy Moss took to an Internet streaming website on Monday to celebrate his 35th birthday and announce that he wants to end his brief retirement from the NFL and return for the 2012 season. "I wanna play football," Moss said on UStream on Monday morning.

Bengals hire Carrier, promote Guenther (Yahoo! Sports)

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:20:11 PST

The Cincinnati Bengals hired Mark Carrier as defensive backs coach and promoted Paul Guenther to linebackers coach, the team announced on Monday. Carrier comes over from the New York Jets, where he served the last two years as defensive line coach and he was previously the...

Bengals hire Mark Carrier as assistant coach (AP)

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:21:24 PST

The Bengals have hired former New York Jets assistant Mark Carrier as their defensive backs coach, filling a spot that opened when Kevin Coyle went to the Miami Dolphins as defensive coordinator. The Bengals also promoted assistant Paul Guenther to linebackers coach on Monday, replacing Jeff FitzGerald.

Bengals hire two position coaches (The National Football Post)

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:15:00 PST

The Cincinnati Bengals announced the hiring of two position coaches to their staff. Paul Guenther, who has...

T.O.: I've fallen into that villain category (The National Football Post)

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:15:00 PST

Wide receiver Terrell Owens, playing for the Allen Wranglers in something called the Indoor Football League,...

AP Enterprise: NFL nixed Nixon bid on TV blackouts (AP)

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:05:36 PST

The NFL, which is trying to maintain its TV blackout of home games that don't sell out, missed an opportunity 40 years ago to preserve an even more restrictive policy when it rebuffed an effort by President Richard Nixon to lift the hometown blackout just for playoff games. On a previously unreported tape recording, now in the National Archives, Nixon told his attorney general to offer the...

Maualuga charged with assault (The National Football Post)

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:35:00 PST

The bar fight incident reported earlier regarding Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Rey Maualuga has resulted in a...

Bengals Maualuga charged with assault in Ohio (The Canadian Press)

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:13:30 PST

CINCINNATI - Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Rey Maualuga (mow-uh-LOO'-guh) has been charged with assault stemming from a downtown Cincinnati bar incident.

Bengals LB Maualuga charged with assault in Ohio (AP)

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:09:32 PST

Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Rey Maualuga (mow-uh-LOO'-guh) has been charged with assault stemming from a downtown Cincinnati bar incident. Police cited the 25-year-old Maualuga with the misdemeanor count on Friday after investigating allegations by a bar employee that Maualuga punched him in the face early Sunday morning.

Hall of Fame probability of active players: Tom Brady, Peyton Manning for sure; Tony Romo in air (ProFootballWeekly.com)

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:17:51 PST

The Pro Football Hall of Fame is for winners and the elite, and even those players sometimes have to wait.

Super Bowl odds, long-shots and value picks (The National Football Post)

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:30:00 PST

New York City isn’t the only town on the planet that never sleeps. Less than 24 hours after the Giants put...

Report: Maualuga involved in bar fight (The National Football Post)

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:48:00 PST

Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Rey Maualuga is alleged to have been involved in a fight with the manager in...

Ochocinco no more! (The National Football Post)

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:14:00 PST

Chad Ochocinco is soon to be no more, as TMZ reports the New England Patriots wide receiver will change back to...

Former Bengals QB Boomer Esiason Changes His Tune: Fan's Perspective (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:10:00 PST

On the opening Sunday of this year's NFL season, I was hurriedly folding laundry in anticipation of shortly hunkering down as queen of the couch in front of the tv to watch my Cincinnati Bengals take on the Cleveland Browns.

Your 2012 first round draft order is set (almost) (The National Football Post)

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:56:00 PST

When one season ends, another begins. The NFL concluded its “on field” season when the clock hit...

Patriots RB Woodhead plays big in Super Bowl (AP)

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:43:22 PST

Despite his diminutive stature, for a moment no one was bigger than 5-foot-8 (1.73-meter) Danny Woodhead. The New England running back's 4-yard touchdown reception in the final minute of the first half gave the New England Patriots a 10-9 halftime lead in the Super Bowl. "I was able to get open, and Tom (Brady) did a good job of putting the ball right on me," he said.

Panthers QB Newton wins Offensive Rookie of Year (PA SportsTicker)

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:27:50 PST

By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer

Ten things to know about Super Bowl XLVI halftime (Yahoo! Sports)

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:04:00 PST

10. The NFL is ready to accept women again. Madonna is the first female invited to headline the Super Bowl halftime show since Janet Jackson did what she did back in 2004 (technically, last year's act, the Black Eyes Peas … Continue reading →

Pasquarelli: Friday Tip Sheet (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:35:12 PST

By Len Pasquarelli INDIANAPOLIS - In his 13 NFL seasons, New England tailback Kevin Faulk, who might be playing in his final game in Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday evening, can't recall exactly how many concussions he has suffered.

Capsule look at Hall of Fame finalists (The Canadian Press)

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:31:50 PST

A capsule look at the finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame:

Tom Brady: Master of the schemes (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:52:45 PST

Among all the many things that makes Tom Brady such a great quarterback, perhaps the most valuable and overlooked trait is his ability to change schemes through his career, master those different concepts, and keep playing at an elite level. … Continue reading →

Ochocinco still an enigma (ProFootballWeekly.com)

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:48:37 PST

Media Day at the Super Bowl is more circus than journalistic endeavor, and I'm guessing most fans understand...

Bengals eye Rod Woodson as secondary coach (The National Football Post)

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:39:00 PST

Cincinnati Bengals coach Marvin Lewis told the Cincinnati Enquirer that he has no set timetable for filling the...

Giants' raw DE Jason Pierre-Paul overwhelming opposition with freakish talent (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:15:00 PST

Jason Pierre-Paul produced a Pro Bowl season despite the fact that he still has so much to learn.