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sandgk said:
In re stadium naming rights - P and G stadium anyone?
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That was exactly my first thought when the whole re-naming issue first came up. It seems a perfect fit to let a huge corporation that has been a mainstay in Cincy for a long time get the rights. Who knows if they even have any interest though. Federated Inc. has been generating a huge amount of $$$ lately too with the selling of a lot of their stores, but does Federated Field have a ring to it?
 
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Cincy

3/28/06

Chad: Rules can't stop me

Committee recommends crackdown on TD celebrations

BY MARK CURNUTTE | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER

<!--ARTICLE BODY TEXT-->ORLANDO, Fla. - The chairmen of the NFL's rules committee, otherwise known as the competition committee, said Monday the league will enforce rules that limit end-zone celebrations.

"We feel the individual celebration is on the verge of getting out of hand," Tennessee coach Jeff Fisher said in a briefing on changes the committee will propose to ownership during the annual meeting.

The point of emphasis, Fisher said, "Would prohibit going to the ground to celebrate; forbid using the ball as a prop or anything else. You can still spike, dunk (or) spin the football."

The penalty would be 15 yards on the ensuing kickoff.

A vote on the recommendations by the 32 owners is expected Wednesday.

Hello, Chad Johnson.

"I went on the ground once and used a prop once," Johnson told The Enquirer on Monday night.

Asked if he would be limited, he said, "Of course you cannot stop someone as creative as me. How can this bother someone as creative as me?"

Johnson did pushups in the end zone at Chicago's Soldier Field after a 40-yard touchdown pass from Carson Palmer.

Johnson grabbed the pylon and putted the football - a la Tiger Woods, replete with first pump - following a 54-yard touchdown reception from Palmer against the Baltimore Ravens at Paul Brown Stadium.

Prolonged celebrations also would draw a flag.

"At some point there has to be a line," said the committee's co-chair, Rich McKay, Falcons general manager.

Johnson's response: "Tell the competition committee that Chad said you can't cover 85, and there's no way you can stop him from entertaining."

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cincy

3/30/06

Seeking quarterback insurance, Bengals meet with Harrington

BY MARK CURNUTTE | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER

<!--ARTICLE BODY TEXT-->ORLANDO, Fla. - Joey Harrington was in Cincinnati on Wednesday, and the Bengals have moved to the front of the line to acquire the Detroit Lions quarterback.
Bengals president Mike Brown on Wednesday confirmed Harrington's visit. Brown, other team executives and coach Marvin Lewis had been in Orlando all week for the NFL's annual meeting.
Harrington officially remains under contract with Detroit but was given permission to seek a trade. He was in Miami on Tuesday night, but the Dolphins balked at trading for the four-year veteran.
Agent David Dunn represents both Harrington and Bengals starting quarterback Carson Palmer, who is rehabilitating after having reconstructive knee surgery.
"Yes," Brown said, "there is concern about Carson's health."
Palmer's rehabilitation is going well, according to all sources close to the situation. But while it is hoped that Palmer will be ready for the Bengals' season opener Sept. 10, there is concern the team could be forced to employ another starting quarterback for the first several games.
"We first have to determine if we are a team (Harrington) would like to play for," Brown said. "Then we would have to work out a (trade) with Detroit."
Harrington is due to receive a $4 million roster bonus June 15 and a $4.45 million salary in 2006. If Harrington is unwilling to renegotiate his contract, the Lions will cut him to avoid paying the hefty bonus. Harrington was the third overall pick in the 2002 draft.
"There are some questions that have to be answered," Brown said in reference to Harrington, who visited with Bengals offensive coordinator Bob Bratkowski and quarterbacks coach Ken Zampese. "Maybe we will have those answers by the time we get back."
Harrington could be Bengals property if they agree to trade a second-day draft pick (Rounds 4-7). Harrington's salary demand is believed to be $3 million for a one-year contract.
In Detroit, former Bengals quarterback Jon Kitna and Josh McCown will battle for the starting quarterback's role.
Kansas City and Seattle also are interested in possibly trading for Harrington.
Also Wednesday, the Bengals announced they had re-signed linebacker Hannibal Navies to a one-year contract. He is a key special teams player.
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Still not official...and given the Bengals history (Warren Sapp?), I wouldn't count on this being done yet...

Fortifying a position that represented one of their biggest needs, the Cincinnati Bengals on Thursday night reached a contract agreement in principle with unrestricted free-agent defensive tackle Sam Adams, who played the past three seasons with the Buffalo Bills.

Financial details of the contract were not yet available, but sources said Adams can make about $4 million in 2006 if he reaches certain playing time and performance levels. The deal will likely not be signed until the weekend. There are still some details to be completed and it is believed the Bengals want Adams to take a physical exam before the deal is officially executed.


A three-time Pro Bowl performer and the kind of "anchor" tackle who occupies blockers and allows the linebackers to flow to the football, Adams should represent a major addition for a Cincinnati defense that statistically ranked No. 20 against the rush in 2005. The Bengals have been looking for a wide-body tackle in free agency the last several years but were never able to sign one.


Under coach Marvin Lewis, the Bengals have surprisingly struggled against the run, finishing 25th in 2003 and 26th in 2004 against the ground game. The presence of Adams, long regarded as one of the NFL's premier inside defenders, should certainly help address that shortcoming. Adams was the No. 24 player overall in the ESPN.com free-agent rankings.


Adams, 32, will probably team with John Thornton in the starting lineup. That would leave veteran Bryan Robinson and promising youngster Shaun Smith in reserve and give the Bengals one of the deepest and best tackle rotations in the league.


A key for the Bengals will be to maximize Adams' effectiveness by limiting the number of snaps he plays. That should not be a problem, given that Lewis was the defensive coordinator in Baltimore when Adams helped the Ravens win Super Bowl XXXV in 2000.


The Bengals will be Adams' fifth team, as he previously played with Seattle (1994-99), Baltimore (2000-01), Oakland (2002) and Buffalo (2003-05). The former Texas A&M star has 375 tackles, 42 sacks, six forced fumbles, five recoveries, three interceptions and 32 pass deflections in 179 games.


His abilities against the run aside, Adams has demonstrated the ability to compress the pocket from the inside during his career. As recently as 2004, he registered five sacks, but the Bengals will rely on him primarily to clog the middle.
 
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stxbuck said:
Apparently it is a done deal....http://www.daytondailynews.com/sports/content/sports/bengals/daily/0331bengals2.html
This is what the Bengals have been lacking. Hopefully they can now draft Gabe Watson in the 1st (Youboty will be gone-he would be my #1 preference) and let him learn from Sam. That's 700lbs of run stuffing in the middle of the line-the Bengals have not had that kind of size in years.
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This is a major step in the right direction for the Bengal's D (in their inability to stop the run). Now they can stick Thornton on the sidelines (or cut him) and get a huge upgrade at that position. BTW, I would love a Watson/Adams tandem at the line. :banger:
 
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Cincy

4/1/06


Bengals part ways with Herring

<!--ARTICLE BODY TEXT-->This Bengals on Friday announced that they terminated the contract of safety Kim Herring.

Herring, a nine-year veteran, signed with the Bengals in free agency in 2004 but did not play at all in 2005 because of a preseason shoulder injury.
He played in 12 games with 10 starts in 2004.

The release does not come as a surprise.

Herring was due to make $1.2 million in 2006 in what would have been the third season of a five-year contract. The Bengals will save an estimated $700,000 on the salary cap with his release.

Herring also became expendable after the Bengals signed former Tampa Bay safety Dexter Jackson earlier in March. Jackson figures to be the team's strong safety, with a healthy Madieu Williams returning to play free safety.

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This is great great news. With that need (an inside run stuffer) complete, I have to think that Marvin will look to the secondary and TE for the first 2 picks. I am not sure that Gabe is now a target of need, and I am positive that he is not the kind of talent that you could not pass on if he was there. We now need a good cover guy that can tackle in the open field and I am a happy camper.
Interesting news about Harrington. 3mm a year sounds like a good value to me. CK will never lead this team to a playoff and Harrington could.
 
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Folanator said:
This is great great news. With that need (an inside run stuffer) complete, I have to think that Marvin will look to the secondary and TE for the first 2 picks. I am not sure that Gabe is now a target of need, and I am positive that he is not the kind of talent that you could not pass on if he was there. We now need a good cover guy that can tackle in the open field and I am a happy camper.
Interesting news about Harrington. 3mm a year sounds like a good value to me. CK will never lead this team to a playoff and Harrington could.
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There is more on the Harrington front.

Seems like timing and money are the big hold-ups between the Dolphins and Harrington. That will leave the Bengals more firmly in pole position to net Harrington's services as a back-up QB.

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Harrington's next move getting complicated

BY ARMANDO SALGUERO
Knight Ridder Newspapers
<!-- begin body-content --> MIAMI - Even as the Dolphins were said to be preparing an offer for Detroit quarterback Joey Harrington, it seems circumstances might pull the team and the player further apart.
Harrington's agent has been told by the Bengals and Dolphins that a contract offer is forthcoming, according to a source close to Harrington. That is important because the player must agree to restructure the remaining two years of his current contract for the Lions to be able to trade him.
But there are also problems: Harrington is looking for a deal no longer than two years so he can have enough time to rehabilitate his career as a backup before seeking a starting job somewhere, and he is seeking between $2.5 million and $3 million per season to do it.
Neither Harrington nor the Lions are in a rush to get a deal done before June 15, when Detroit is scheduled to pay Harrington a $4 million bonus.
And that's bad news for Miami on several fronts.
The Dolphins' salary structure does not typically pay a backup quarterback more than $2 million and coach Nick Saban said this week that he would like Miami's backup quarterback on the roster by Monday, when on-field work begins in the team's conditioning program.
Although the Dolphins might be willing to trade one of their three seventh-round picks for Harrington, they cannot meet the higher demands the Lions are likely to make.
The Lions want no lower than a sixth-round selection for Harrington and are asking higher than that, according to an NFL source. Miami doesn't have a pick in the fifth or sixth round in the upcoming draft.
The Bengals have their full complement of draft picks and could make a trade with Detroit but might not be willing to pay Harrington's price.
That leaves open the door for other teams, particularly Kansas City, as possible destinations for Harrington.
The Chiefs have begun thinking about a successor to starter Trent Green and have told Harrington's agent that they would be in contact in the coming weeks once they study likely draft picks and other options.
David Dunn, who represents Harrington, also represents Kerry Collins and the source said Collins is willing to wait on a chance to compete for a starting job in Baltimore before deciding on a backup role elsewhere.
That could leave Miami revisiting the idea of adding former Pittsburgh quarterback Tommy Maddox.
SCOUTING BIG MEN
With Sam Adams off the list of possibilities because he has agreed to a contract with the Bengals, Miami is paying closer scrutiny to the draft class of defensive tackles.
The club has closely studied players such as Michigan's Gabe Watson and Oregon's Haloti Ngata. But the team is also trying to look for talent at such improbable places as Texas State University.
The Dolphins sent defensive line coach Dan Quinn there to work out defensive tackle Fred Evans. Quinn had dinner with Evans the night before the workout and, after the workout, asked the player to perform several drills privately.
Evans, at 6-3 and 305 pounds, ran a 5.12 40-yard time and had a 34-inch vertical leap.
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The Dolphins have invited more than two dozen college players with local ties to visit their training facility.
Among those who are expected to attend are: Bowling Green quarterback Omar Jacobs, who is from Delray Beach, Auburn receiver Devin Aromashodu, who played at Miami Springs High, UM receiver Sinorice Moss and Hurricanes defensive tackle Orien Harris.
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Cincinnati radio station 700wlw has reported that Big Sam Adams is due in to Cin. to sign his contract Monday, April 3rd.
 
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DDN

4/3/06

NFL INSIDER
Bengals may need to draft another blocker

By Chick Ludwig
Here's what strong safety Dexter Jackson and defensive tackle Sam Adams give the Bengals heading into the April 29-30 NFL draft: Options.

By addressing its two biggest areas of need in free agency, the club can pick the "best player available" at No. 24 in the first round because it's not locked into addressing any one position.

From offensive tackle and tight end, to cornerback, defensive end and outside linebacker, the possibilities seem endless. But know this: Offensive tackle is fast emerging as a major priority because the incumbent starters — left tackle Levi Jones and right tackle Willie Anderson — can become unrestricted free agents after the season.

The Bengals are feverishly trying to extend the contracts of Jones and Anderson before the draft. If neither deal gets done by April 29, the team should consider drafting an OT in the first or second round.

With Virginia's D'Brickashaw Ferguson and Auburn's Marcus McNeill poised to fly off the draft board early, the Bengals will still have plenty of quality to choose from later in the first round.

Rest assured Eric Winston (Miami of Florida), Jonathan Scott (Texas) and Winston Justice (USC) will get heavy consideration.

That said, Jones isn't going anywhere. If an extension can't be orchestrated with the man who protects quarterback Carson Palmer's blind side, the Bengals will surely slap the "franchise player" tag on him in 2007.

The biggest challenge will be signing Anderson to his third contract with the Bengals. The team's No. 1 pick in 1996, Anderson's original five-year deal was followed by a six-year, $30.6 million extension, which expires after the 2006 season.

Here's the dilemma: As much as the Bengals want Anderson back — he's the heart and soul of the squad, and the clear-cut clubhouse leader — he's going to want megabucks. Plus, Anderson has earned the right to experience something new ... the open market.

The best-case scenario would be to hammer out an extension with Jones, then use the franchise tag on Big Willie. The three-time Pro Bowl player turns 31 in July and should be able to play at a high level for another four or five years. Life without Anderson is almost unfathomable.

What's more is the contracts of left guard Eric Steinbach, right guard Bobbie Williams, left defensive end Justin Smith, right cornerback Tory James and tight end Reggie Kelly also expire after this season.

Anderson has urged the club to "sign the young guys" in Jones and Steinbach. We'll see. The draft will dictate the direction the club is headed.

Meanwhile, the road to Super Bowl XLI — Feb. 4 at Pro Player Stadium in Miami — kicks off today when the veterans convene for the voluntary offseason workout program at Paul Brown Stadium. There will be supervised aerobic and strength training, and high hopes for another playoff run.

Contact Chick Ludwig at 225-2253.
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...a report on Joey Harrington, but I was more interested in the indirect info on Carson Palmer than anything...

From FFMastermind.com
A source "close to QB Joey Harrington" told the Miami Herald that Harrington prefers an offer of a two year deal from Miami to a one year deal from the Bengals. "He just seemed a little more comfortable with the situation in Miami...both teams have starters recovering from knee injuries (but) The feeling is that (Culpepper's) injury is more serious, and Culpepper being new, that could give Harrington more of a chance to play."


Not exactly medical "insider" info on the status of Palmer's recovery, but I'll take anything at this point to help confirm reports that he's expected to be ready for the season.
 
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