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Sapp, Vincent spurn Cincinnati

By By Darrell Trimble
NFL Insider

Monday, March 22, 2004

Last offseason the Cincinnati Bengals were considered one of the worst franchises in professional sports. Players often used the Bengals as a negotiating tool, feigning interest in signing with Cincinnati only to drive up their market value and sign with someone else. But that all began to change when Marvin Lewis was named the new head coach. Owner Mike Brown, who was criticized for being frugal, gave Lewis more power than any other coach he had ever hired. Almost overnight the Bengals bec ...

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