Jim Caldwell will have a new defensive coordinator in his first season with the club, as it was announced today that Ron Meeks has stepped down after seven seasons on the job. Meeks started coaching in the NFL for the Dallas Cowboys in 1991 and has coached for the Cincinnati Bengals, Atlanta Falcons, Washington Redskins and St. Louis Rams, before joining the Colts in 2002

The Miami Dolphins signed two free agents, the team announced today. The pair includes linebacker Cameron Wake, who played the last two years with the British Columbia Lions of the Canadian Football League, where he earned the CFL’s Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award in both 2007 and 2008. The Dolphins also signed safety Ethan Kilmer, who has been with the Cincinnati Bengals the last three …

The Cincinnati Bengals’ losing season wasn’t just confined to the field. Merchandise sales suffered with the team.

Like most stocks, the market for Cincinnati Bengals seat license contracts has plunged.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Former Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher, who is working as a football analyst with CBS while taking a sabbatical from coaching, says he thinks the Cincinnati Bengals can become a playoff contender as soon as next year.

Former Steelers coach Bill Cowher, who is working as a football analyst with CBS while taking a sabbatical from coaching, says he thinks the Cincinnati Bengals can become a playoff contender as soon as next year.

CINCINNATI — Pro football analyst Bill Cowher says he thinks the Cincinnati Bengals can become a playoff contender as soon as next year.

From NY Daily News: “The Super Bowl championship the Giants won last year was priceless.

The Cincinnati Bengals announced last week that star quarterback Carson Palmer would not need surgery on his damaged throwing elbow.

The Cincinnati Bengals announced last week that star quarterback Carson Palmer would not need surgery on his damaged throwing elbow. But if the team wants Palmer to last more than four games in 2009 (his total for 2008), they’ll have to do something about the offensive line, which hasn’t protected the QB very well in his seven-year career. Do they have enough, or will they draft or trade for …