With the Bengals losing Johnathan Joseph in free agency and Adam Jones beginning the season on the PUP list, the corners were looking like a major concern going into the season. The front office responded to the losses by signing free agent Nate Clements and trading Clinton McDonald, a solid D-lineman who was going to [...]
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January 27, 2012
Former Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Greg Cook has died after he was hospitalized with pneumonia. He was 65.
Cook was the No. 5 overall pick of the Bengals in 1969 but his promising career was cut short by a severe shoulder injury suffered in his rookie season.
Cincinnati won its first three games under Cook before he was injured. He later said he had suffered a torn rotator cuff...
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January 27, 2012
Terrell Owens has always been an island of sorts. His brash personality and self-absorption routinely alienated his teammates during an NFL career that teetered between terrific and toxic, leaving him to fend for himself. Now, at 38 and out of football, he’s lonelier than ever, and running out of money. In a GQ profile, Owens comes across as wounded, broke and desperate...
Via Cincinnati Bengals Blog
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January 27, 2012
From the Bengals:
The Bengals organization wishes to express its sadness over the loss of former QB Greg Cook, who died last night in Cincinnati at age 65, after an illness.
Cook was one of the brightest prospects in Bengals history, but he saw significant playing time only as a rookie in 1969. His career was derailed by a shoulder injury during that season, when he had joined the...
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January 25, 2012
"Hello? Is this thing on?"
Last we heard from free agent wide receiver Terrell Owens, he was hosting open workouts in front of zero NFL GMs and he most recently signed with and purchased part of an Indoor Football League team. But apparently NFL teams shouldn’t take that as a sign that he’s done with his pro career. In fact, Owens is more than ready to play in the NFL...
Via Cincinnati Bengals Blog
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January 27, 2012
Kevin Coyle has signed his contract to be Miami’s next defensive coordinator. The Dolphins have not announced the move yet, but the Bengals are officially in the market for a new defensive backs coach.
Coyle had coached the secondary here since 2001. He was 16 years of experience as a defensive coordinator in college. If Mike Zimmer would have gotten a head coaching job, many...
Via Miami Herald
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January 27, 2012
Former Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Greg Cook, whose brief career was cut short by injury, died on Thursday night from an undisclosed illness. He was 65.
Via FloppingOut
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January 26, 2012
Former NFL wide receiver, reality show “personality“, sidekick to Chad Ochocinco, popcorn lovin’, “That’s my Quarterback” crying, sunglasses wearing, oh so sexy stomach Terrell Owens has no friends. Actually, not only does he not have any friends, he’s also almost broke! So yeah, I find it sort of crazy and a little bit upsetting that someone...
Via Cincinnati Bengals Blog
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January 28, 2012
In addition to Tom Groeschen’s story from 1997, Sports Illustrated’s Dr. Z wrote this story about Greg Cook that is worth a read. Here’s an excerpt:
The man who changed the face of pro football as we know it today is Greg Cook.
Not many people outside of his native state of Ohio remember him these days, but in Cincinnati, where he starred at the University and then...
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January 26, 2012
There is a story by Nancy Hass in GQ about Terrell Owens. Ms. Hass may not be as widely known as some other sports writers, but she does have an entry in the 2011 edition of Best American Sports Writing. This story is worth reading in its entirety.
Here are some of the salient points from that story:
T.O. has had no offers from NFL teams – - not even lowball offers –...
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