Cincinnati Bengals News

MONTICELLO, Ga. (AP) _ Two Georgia men who accused suspended Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Odell Thurman of kicking and hitting them at a party have dropped their complaint. Chrissy Pitts, deputy clerk of Magistrate Court in Jasper County, Ga., said Friday that papers seeking to dismiss the case were being filed by the complainants. Pitts said she did not know what prompted their decision not to move forward with their accusations. ``It was settled,'' Pitts said. ``We aren't aware ...

Bengals cornerback Deltha O'Neal was inactive for Cincinnati's game against Oakland on Sunday, a day after his arrest on a drunken driving charge. O'Neal missed the last three games with a shoulder injury, but wasn't listed on the team's injury report Friday and was expected to start. The two-time Pro Bowl cornerback was the eighth Bengals player arrested this year. Coach Marvin Lewis has made receiver Chris Henry inactive for two games following off-field incidents. Henry has been arrested ...

Cincinnati Bengals running back Chris Perry left the game with a leg injury that turned out to be a broken bone. San Francisco 49ers running back Frank Gore went out, too, but returned on a leg that appeared to be OK. And New England Patriots linebacker Junior Seau left Sunday's game against the Chicago Bears with an injury to his right arm, but what it is _ and how long ...

With the minutes ticking away, Carson Palmer found his touch and got the Bengals into the end zone. Given a chance to match him, Jake Delhomme came up one throw short. Palmer finally mastered the wind and led a fourth-quarter drive Sunday that culminated in his 1-yard throw to T.J. Houshmandzadeh, giving Cincinnati a 17-14 victory over the Carolina Panthers. The Bengals (4-2) overcame three lacklustre quarters to get their ...

The Bengals' sputtering offence took another hit Monday when left tackle Levi Jones learned he likely will need arthroscopic knee surgery, sidelining him for a rough stretch of Cincinnati's schedule. Jones hurt his left knee during the first half of a 14-13 loss in Tampa that stripped the lustre off of the defending AFC North champions. The offence hasn't played to expectations since centre Rich Braham suffered a significant knee ...

There was no doubt in Michael Clayton's mind. When he lunged for the end zone, he had the football _ and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' first victory _ firmly in his grasp. ``I knew I scored,'' said Clayton, whose eight-yard touchdown reception with 35 seconds remaining gave the previously winless Bucs a 14-13 victory over the fuming Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday. ``It was our time,'' he added. ``This team has ...

Anthony Wright's appendix was removed Friday after he became ill overnight, leaving the Cincinnati Bengals without their backup quarterback against Tampa Bay. Doug Johnson, who was signed in the off-season and hasn't appeared in a game since 2004, will be the No. 2 quarterback while Wright recovers from the emergency appendectomy. The Bengals (3-1), who are on the road Sunday, signed Wright in the off-season when they weren't sure Carson ...

Chris Henry's teammates hope the lesson finally sinks in. The Cincinnati Bengals receiver was in the locker room but barred from the practice field Monday, the start of his two-game suspension for violating NFL policies on conduct and substance abuse. Henry is the second Bengals player suspended by the league. Middle linebacker Odell Thurman was suspended without pay for the season after he was arrested on a drunken driving charge ...

Bengals receiver Chris Henry received a two-game suspension Friday from the NFL for violating its conduct and substance abuse policies, making him the second Cincinnati player suspended this season for misconduct. The second-year receiver also was fined US$20,000 by the league. The Bengals have their bye this weekend, so Henry will sit out games against Tampa Bay and Carolina later this month. Henry, who had a history of problems at ...

When Carson Palmer returned during a perfect pre-season, the Cincinnati Bengals were convinced that they could pick up where they left off and make a run at the Super Bowl. Instead, they've run into a few unexpected problems. Palmer looks rusty. The defence looks bad. And all of those arrests _ the ones that coach Marvin Lewis insisted would not affect the team _ are beginning to take their toll ...

Bengals linebacker David Pollack will know in a couple of months whether the cracked bone in his neck is healing properly or whether he'll need career-ending surgery to fix it. In his first interview since the injury, Pollack said Thursday that he has to wear a halo brace for two more months. If the cracked vertebra has healed by then, he can start rehabilitation and eventually resume his career. ``If ...

A rookie running back helped the New England's offence play like old times. Laurence Maroney ran for 125 yards and a pair of touchdowns Sunday, restoring balance to the Patriots' offence and setting up a 38-13 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals. New England (3-1) savoured the big day by its offence, so balky a week earlier that Tom Brady uncharacteristically waved his arms in frustration during a loss to Denver. ...

Chris Henry was inactive Sunday for the Cincinnati Bengals' game against New England, the second time coach Marvin Lewis has disciplined the receiver for an off-field problem. It was the Bengals' first game since linebacker Odell Thurman was arrested and charged with drunken driving. Henry was a passenger in the vehicle, which was stopped by police early Monday morning. The NFL has suspended Thurman for the rest of the season. ...