Bengals tidbits

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ABJ

Police: Bengals' Nicholson arrested again

JOE KAY

Associated Press

CINCINNATI - Linebacker A.J. Nicholson was arrested on a domestic violence charge Friday, the first arrest of a Cincinnati Bengals player since NFL commissioner Roger Goodell cracked down on misconduct last month.
Nicholson already was one of nine Bengals players arrested during a nine-month span, turning the team into a prime example of player misconduct. The team had gone four months without having a player arrested.
Police in nearby Taylor Mill, Ky., arrested Nicholson after a woman called 911 on Friday afternoon to say she had been assaulted by the second-year player, said police chief Steve Knauf. Nicholson was charged with fourth-degree assault, a misdemeanor.
Goodell introduced a new conduct policy last month that stiffens penalties and holds franchises responsible when their players get into trouble.

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Cincy

Lewis focuses on community
Celebrity golf tourney part of foundation's charity work
BY MARK CURNUTTE | MCURNUTTE@ENQUIRER.COM

Before he coached a game with the Bengals, Marvin Lewis started a charitable foundation in Cincinnati.
The Bengals were and remain the only one of 32 NFL teams without an in-house charitable arm. The opportunity to use the reach of the pro football franchise for widespread good was being fumbled.
Lewis seized the off-field opportunity, just as he quickly turned a 2-14 team into a competitive one with an 8-8 record in his first season.
Now four years into its existence and on the eve of its major fundraising golf tournament, the Marvin Lewis Community Fund says it has surpassed $2 million in donations and had an effect on the lives of 115,000 people.

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http://www.bengals.com/news/news.asp?story_id=6061

Bengals release Nicholson
By GEOFF HOBSON
May 21, 2007

Updated: 3:05 p.m.
A few hours after A.J. Nicholson pleaded not guilty to a domestic violence charge Monday, the Bengals released the lb.
Although the mother of his two-year-old child recanted her statement from Friday that Nicholson hit her, Kenton District Court Judge Douglas Grothaus chose not to drop the case and set a pretrial hearing for May 31, according to The Cincinnati Enquirer.

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Under the NFL?s collective bargaining agreement with the NFL Players Association, teams can only release players for lack of talent.
Even before Friday it?s believed Nicholson would have had a difficult time making the roster.

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And another one bites the dust. How many arrests is that now?

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Cincy

Bengals release LB Nicholson
Backup player pleads not guilty to domestic abuse
BY MARK CURNUTTE

Only hours after he pleaded not guilty to a domestic violence charge, linebacker A.J. Nicholson was waived Monday afternoon by the Bengals.
The Bengals cut ties with a second-year player who had as many arrests as games played in his short tenure.
"The Bengals today waived LB A.J. Nicholson," the club statement said. "Nicholson is a second-year NFL player in 2007. As a rookie last season, he played in two games (no statistics) and was inactive for 14 games."

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Cincy

Lewis sorry for 'profiling' remarks
BY MARK CURNUTTE | MCURNUTTE@ENQUIRER.COM

Marvin Lewis apologized Thursday to Cincinnati Police for comments he made Wednesday on a national radio program.
"I think there's profiling, no question," Lewis said on the Dan Patrick Show. "(Cincinnati is) a small place. Our guys stand out, and they know that, and you've got to do things the right way."
You can listen to Lewis's comments at ESPN.com but you must pay a fee for their Insider access.
On Thursday, Lewis released a statement to local media through the Bengals' public relations department.
"Yesterday, I gave a radio interview and made some comments that did not illustrate the high regard I have for the Cincinnati Police Department," Lewis said. "I apologize that what I said did not reflect my true feelings."

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