Cincinnati Bengals: Since the hiring of coach Marvin Lewis the franchise has shown a newfound
commitment to their scouting department. Long the smallest in the league,
the Bengals began adding quality names last year and they appear intent on
not letting their numbers shrink any further. John Garrett, a former Bengals
assistant who worked as a scout for one year, left to coach wide receivers
at the University of Virginia but according to the Cincinnati Enquirer the
club hired Greg Seamon, a former assistant coach at UC and Miami, to take
his place. Seamon, 48, worked as an associate to the Bengals coaching staff
as an advance scout in 2003. Through a team spokesman, coach Marvin Lewis
said he would address the advance scout vacancy at a later date, but it will
eventually be filled.
Brown
Cleveland Browns: DE Courtney Brown had arthroscopic surgery two weeks ago to repair damage to
the meniscus cartilage in his right knee. Browns fans will be pleased to
know it's not the same knee on which he had microfracture surgery in
December of 2002. Coach Butch Davis told the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Brown
is making "tremendous progress".
Arizona Cardinals: Even though the club signed CB Duane Starks to a big contract last year,
they're still looking for help in the secondary and that help may come in
the form of CB Champ Bailey. Rod Graves, Cardinals VP for football
operations, said he plans to talk with Redskins officials this
week at the NFL combine in Indianapolis about how much it would cost to get
Bailey. According to the Arizona Republic he hopes to "get a feel for what
numbers they are talking about."