ROSTEROLOGY Under contract (length of deal per NFLPA contract records): Andrew Whitworth (through 2015), Kyle Cook (through 2015), Andre Smith (through 2012), Clint Boling (through 2014), Otis Hudson (through 2012), Matthew O’Donnell (through 2013) Free agents: Unrestricted – Nate Livings, Bobbie Williams, Mike McGlynn, Anthony Collins, Dennis Roland End of season depth chart...

From the Bengals: The Bengals today signed Mark Carrier as defensive backs coach and promoted Paul Guenther to the position of linebackers coach. Carrier is entering his seventh year as an NFL position coach. He spent the last two seasons (2010-11) as defensive line coach for the New York Jets and was defensive backs coach for the Baltimore Ravens from 2006-09. As a player, he was...

ROSTEROLOGY Receivers under contract (length of deal per NFLPA contract records): A.J. Green (through 2015), Jordan Shipley (through 2013), Andrew Hawkins (through 2012), Ryan Whalen (though 2014), Brandon Tate (through 2012), Armon Binns (through 2013), Vidal Hazelton (through 2013) Tight ends under contract (length of deal per NFLPA contract records): Jermaine Gresham (through...

Fox 19 is reporting that the manager of Luxe, which is located at the corner of 6th and Main, is accusing Bengals LB Rey Maualuga of punching him in an incident this past weekend. Cincinnati Police are still investigating and Maualuga has not been charged. If Maualuga is charged, it would be a second violation in two years under the personal conduct policy and if it was alcohol related...

ROSTERTOLOGY Under contract (length of deal per NFLPA contract records): Bernard Scott (through 2012), Brian Leonard (through 2012); FB James Develin (through 2013) Free agents: Unrestricted — Cedric Benson; Restricted — FB Chris Pressley; Exclusive Rights — Cedric Peerman End of season depth chart: HB — Benson, Scott, Leonard/Peerman; FB — Pressley...

The Super Bowl is over, there are a couple weeks until the combine and free agency is slated to start on March 13. Now that things are settled, it is time to take a look at the Bengals by position. ROSTERTOLOGY Under contract (length of deal per NFLPA contract records): Andy Dalton (through 2014), Bruce Gradkowski (through 2012), Zac Robinson (through 2013) End of season depth chart...

When the Giants visit Paul Brown Stadium next season, it will mark the 28th time in franchise history for the Bengals to play a regular-season game against the defending Super Bowl champion. The Bengals are 9-18 record overall but 2-2 in games at Paul Brown Stadium. In 1991 the Bengals beat the Giants 27-24 and in 2008 the Giants posted a 26-23 win at the old Giants Stadium in overtime...

With Eli Manning’s fourth-quarter rally in the Giants 21-17 win over the Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday, that means the Quarterback Class of 2004 now has four rings. Manning has two and Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, who went to Miami University, has the other two. Overall, the quarterbacks have made five Super Bowl trips and are 4-1. When you compare that to the...

INDIANAPOLIS – Forty nine weeks ago, Greg Jones was running on the field at Lucas Oil Stadium at the NFL Scouting Combine trying to prove his chance of being drafted by a team. On the same field on Sunday, Jones was on the same field with confetti raining down as a member of a Super Bowl champion team. The Moeller grad and rookie linebacker, who was selected in the sixth round...

INDIANAPOLIS – With 3 minutes and 53 seconds remaining, this was a situation that Eli Manning had faced a couple of times before – trailing New England and needing a big-time drive to win a championship. Manning was 5 of 6 for 74 yards on the game-winning drive, culminating in an Ahmad Bradshaw 8-yard TD with 57 seconds as the Giants defeated the Patriots 21-17 in Super Bowl...

SCORING NE: Hernandez 12 pass from Brady, 11:20. Scoring drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 3:40 time of possession. Key plays: On the first play of the drive, Chad Ochocinco had a 21-yard reception near the left sideline with Aaron Ross playing way off. BenJarvus Green-Ellis had a 17-yard carry around right end off a nice block by Dan Connolly. Patriots 17, Giants 9 NYG: Tynes 38 field goal...

SCORING NE: Gostkowski 29 field goal, 13:48. Scoring drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 4:36 time of possession. Key plays: Brady to Deion Branch for a 15-yard reception on third-and-4, which put the ball at the 50; Welker with a 19-yard reception to the Giants 31 and two plays later ran a reverse for 10 yards; Patriots drove to the Giants 11 but on third-and-4, Jason Pierre Paul batted...

SCORING NYG: Safety, intentional grounding on Tom Brady on pass thrown out of end zone. Giants 2-0 NYG: Cruz 2 pass from Manning, 3:24. Scoring drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 5:28 time of drive. Key plays: A 24-yard run by Ahmad Bradshaw where he stiff armed and ran through Patrick Chung; too many men penalty on Patriots on third-and-3 at the Pats 11 which gave them a first down. Giants...

INDIANAPOLIS — Rod Woodson would still like to coach. The question remains whether or not he would be the right fit for the Bengals. Head coach Marvin Lewis said earlier this week that he would consider Woodson, who he coached at Baltimore, for the opening as secondary coach. Woodson was a coaching intern with the Bengals during training camp in 2010 and was the cornerbacks...

Series History This is the 11th meeting between the teams with the series tied 5-5. Last meeting: Week 9 at New England, won by the Giants 24-20 The Coaches Giants: Tom Coughlin (153-121 overall) is in his eighth year with the Giants and 16th as an NFL head coach. He is 2-2 against the Patriots as the Giants head coach and 2-3 overall. Patriots: Bill Belichick (192-105) is in his...

INDIANAPOLIS — Andy Dalton, A.J. Green and Jerome Simpson got their time on the red carpet during the inaugural NFL Honors award show, but they didn’t take home any hardware. Dalton and Green were up for The Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year but it was won by Carolina’s Cam Newton. In showing that they were trying to give a Hollywood flare to the show...

There was a pretty good contingent of Bengals players making the rounds on radio row on Friday as A.J. Green, Andy Dalton, Thomas Howard and Andrew Hawkins did interviews. Green did interviews during the morning while Dalton, Howard and Hawkins were here in the afternoon. Dalton and Howard even did a stint together with Yahoo! Sports Radio. “You see these guys and you miss them...

INDIANAPOLIS – For the fifth straight year, Cris Carter will spend most of the day before the Super Bowl waiting to see if he gets a call that he has wanted for a very long time. The Middletown native is a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2012. After being critical of being overlooked in the past, Carter was a lot more measured with his words when asked on...

When it comes to attendance issues and the blackout, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell didn’t offer much during his state of the league press conference on Friday. With the FCC opening up public comment to review the policy, Goodell offered his own defense of the rule which has been in effect since 1973. The rule states that if a game is not sold out 72 hours prior to kickoff, that...

In addition to his feature about Greg Jones of the New York Giants, Joe Reedy caught up with the Moeller High School grad for an interview. Here’s the video: Also, Jones has been doing a Super Bowl diary this week for the New York Daily News. Here are links to his diary entries so far with a quick excerpt from each one: NY Giants rookie linebacker Greg Jones is fired up to...

Joe Reedy is live from the Super Bowl from Indianapolis today. He’ll take your questions today at noon while he’s dealing with the media circus in Indy. So come aboard and join him. Bengals chat with Joe Reedy

INDIANAPOLIS – Chad Ochocinco still commanded a large presence during Wednesday’s Patriots media availability at Super Bowl XLVI as the former Bengals receiver complimented their surprising playoff run. He also had nothing but praise for the player who took over his role as the Bengals top receiver – rookie A.J. Green. “What he did this year was no surprise,” said Ochocinco...

Up in Indianapolis for a couple days during Super Bowl week, Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis said there isn’t a firm timetable on when he will name a new secondary coach to replace Kevin Coyle, who left to become Miami’s defensive coordinator. About the only thing Lewis did allow was that he is expecting to have one in place by the time the scouting combine begins on Feb. 23...

When it comes to discussing Marvin Lewis, Brian Billick can offer a unique perspective. The former Ravens head coach, who is now an analyst on Fox and NFL Network, had Lewis on his staff for three years as his defensive coordinator and the two remain good friends. Lewis is an analyst on The Coaches Show today at 6:30 p.m., which is being filmed at the NFL Experience. With Lewis entering...

INDIANAPOLIS – Usually Super Bowl Media Day is a three-ring circus. There are the two competing teams and then there are the reporters. Here are 10 observations and random thoughts from this year’s three-hour extravaganza: Rob Gronkowski is out of the boot: The Patriots seemingly all-everything tight end was not wearing a walking boot during the hour-long interview session and...