| Bengals Team Report (Yahoo! Sports) |
19 Nov 2009 at 9:06pm
Bengals running back Cedric Benson did not practice for a second straight day, meaning that it is unlikely he will play on Sunday at Oakland.
That means Larry Johnson's timetable for being somewhat comfortable with the playbook continues to be accelerated.
"It's a new offense and they have to get comfortable with trusting me to step in there," said Johnson, who celebrated his 30th birthday on Thursday. "The plays are the same handing off and right now the exchange has been pretty good between Carson and myself."
If there is one advantage to Johnson playing on Sunday, it's his familiarity with the Raiders. In 10 games against Oakland, he has rushed for 938 yards and 11 touchdowns, which is one fifth of his career TDs. |
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| Benson guarded in reaction to Johnson (AP) |
18 Nov 2009 at 4:31pm
Another troubled player trying to revive his career? Nothing new for Cincinnati. Most Bengals players were unruffled Wednesday by the signing of running back Larry Johnson, brought in for the rest of the season in what's been described as a reserve role to help the AFC North leaders should they have an injury.
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| Bengals release TE Utecht, WR Chatman (AP) |
17 Nov 2009 at 7:33pm
| The Bengals have released tight end Ben Utecht and receiver Antonio Chatman, both of whom were out for the season with injuries. Utecht suffered a major concussion during training camp at Georgetown College and was taken off the field on a stretcher. He stayed overnight in a hospital for observation, and his symptoms were slow to diminish. |
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