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2009 Cincinnati Bengals Season
The 2009 Cincinnati Bengals season was the 40th season for the team in the National Football League and their 42nd overall. They finished the season at 10–6–0, and sweeping the entire AFC North division, they improved on their 2008 record of 4–11–1, winning the AFC North Division and making the playoffs for the first time since 2005. Their season ended with a 24–14 loss against the New York Jets in the AFC Wild Card Playoff Round. The head coach was Marvin Lewis, who has coached the team since 2003. He was chosen by the Associated Press as its NFL Coach of the Year following the season. Lewis was recognized for turning around the Bengals in the face of serious off-the-field adversity. First, three players were personally affected by the tsunami that hit American Samoa in late September. Shortly after this disaster, Vikki Zimmer, the wife of defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer, unexpectedly died. Finally, wide receiver Chris Henry, who suffered a season-ending injury in W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AFC North
The American Football Conference – Northern Division or AFC North is one of the four divisions of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL). The division was adopted after the restructuring of the 2002 NFL season, when the league realigned divisions after expanding to 32 teams. This is the only division in the NFL in which no member team has hosted a Super Bowl in their stadiums. Formation The AFC North currently has four members: Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, and Pittsburgh Steelers. The original four members of the AFC Central were the Browns, Bengals, Steelers and Houston Oilers (now the Tennessee Titans). The AFC North is the only AFC division that does not contain a charter team from the original American Football League. However, the Cincinnati Bengals were an AFL expansion team in the 1968 AFL season (the Steelers and Browns joined the AFC in 1970), although the Bengals joining the AFL was contingent on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Zimmer
Michael Zimmer (born June 5, 1956) is an American football coach for the Colorado Buffaloes football, Colorado Buffaloes. Prior to this, Zimmer was with Jackson State Tigers football, Jackson State, both college programs being led by Deion Sanders. He previously also served as the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL) from 2014 to 2021. Prior to joining the Vikings, Zimmer served as a defensive assistant for the Dallas Cowboys, Atlanta Falcons, and Cincinnati Bengals from 1994–2013. Zimmer also won Super Bowl XXX with the 1995 Dallas Cowboys season, Dallas Cowboys in 1996. Playing career In high school, Zimmer was a successful multi-sport athlete who earned all-conference honors in football (1972–73), baseball, and wrestling at Lockport Township High School in Lockport, Illinois. He enrolled at Illinois State University, majoring in physical education. He played quarterback in 1974, but he redshirted the following year and moved to lineback ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyries Hebert
Kyries Hebert Y-ris EH-bare(born October 9, 1980) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker and safety. He was originally signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He played college football at Louisiana-Lafayette. In the NFL Hebert has been a member of the Houston Texans and Cincinnati Bengals. In the CFL he has also been a member Winnipeg Blue Bombers, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, and Montreal Alouettes. Early years Hebert attended Eunice High School in Eunice, Louisiana and was a letterman in football, basketball, and track & field. In track & field, he set the school record in the high jump. College career He attended college in Lafayette, Louisiana where he was a standout defensive back for the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns. In each of his three seasons between 1999 and 2001 he led the team in tackles made. He also played in every game during this period. Professional career Minnesota Vikings In April ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamar Fletcher
Jamar Mondell Israel (born August 28, 1979), born Jamar Mondell Fletcher, is an American former college and professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons in the early 2000s. He played college football for the University of Wisconsin, and was a two-time All-American. The Miami Dolphins chose him in the first round of the 2001 NFL Draft, and he also played professionally for the San Diego Chargers, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans and Cincinnati Bengals of the NFL. Early years Fletcher was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He played high school football for Hazelwood East High School in St. Louis. Jamar was a key part of the team's success with starting rotation at split end / flanker, but also saw duties at quarterback, cornerback, and both kickoff and punt return as a specialist. Fletcher had (11) touchdowns and over (750) yards of total offense during his junior season. Hazelwood East Spartans went 14-0 winning the 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryan Fitzpatrick
Ryan Joseph Fitzpatrick (born November 24, 1982) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 17 seasons. During his career, Fitzpatrick started at quarterback for nine different teams, the most in league history. He is also the only NFL player to have a passing and rushing touchdown with eight different teams. Fitzpatrick played college football at Harvard, where he was the school's first quarterback to have over 1,000 rushing yards, and was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the seventh round of the 2005 NFL Draft. His longest stint was with the Buffalo Bills for four seasons, while his only two winning seasons were with the 2015 New York Jets and the 2020 Miami Dolphins. As a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2018, he also became the first NFL quarterback to throw for over 400 yards in three consecutive games. Due to his competitive, but inconsistent performances, Fitzpatrick received the nicknames "Fitzmagic" and "Fitz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DeDe Dorsey
DeDe Dorsey (born August 1, 1984) is a former American football running back. He was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Lindenwood University#Athletic Teams, Lindenwood. Dorsey was also a member of the Indianapolis Colts and Detroit Lions. While a member of the Colts, Dorsey won a Super Bowl ring in Super Bowl XLI over the Chicago Bears. College career After graduating from Broken Arrow Senior High, Dorsey began his college career as a defensive back at Ottawa University, Ottawa, where, in 2003, he returned a kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown and was a second-team all-National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, NAIA selection on defense. After his sophomore season, he transferred to Lindenwood University, Lindenwood. As a junior in 2004, he was named a first-team NAIA All-American as a defensive back after he scored three defensive touchdowns, even though he was moved from defense to running back with four game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor DeGrate
Victor DeGrate, Jr. (born February 8, 1985) is a former American football defensive end. He was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Oklahoma State. DeGrate was also member of the Detroit Lions and Cincinnati Bengals The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati. The Bengals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) AFC North, North division. The c .... External linksCincinnati Bengals bio 1985 births Living people [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Crocker (American Football)
Christopher Alan Crocker (born March 9, 1980) is an American football coach and former safety. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the third round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at Marshall. Crocker also played for the Atlanta Falcons, Miami Dolphins, Cincinnati Bengals, and Minnesota Vikings. Crocker worked with the Atlanta Legends of the now-defunct Alliance of American Football. In June 2019, he was hired as a member of the St. Louis BattleHawks coaching staff in the upcoming XFL. College career Crocker played college football for Marshall. While there he was All-Mid-American Conference first-team in 2001 and second-team in 2002. He was second on the team in tackles as a senior with 126 stops and broke up ten passes. He was third on the Herd with 88 tackles in 2001 and led the team with 10 passes broken up. He helped Marshall win MAC titles in 1999, 2000 and 2002. He also helped lead Marshall to bowl victories in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002. Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Coats (American Football)
Daniel Coats (born April 16, 1984) is a former American football tight end. He was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Brigham Young University. He has also played for the Denver Broncos. Professional career Cincinnati Bengals Coats was re-signed by the Bengals as an exclusive-rights free agent on February 12, 2009. On October 26, 2010, he was waived by the Bengals after making six appearances in 2010. Denver Broncos On November 9, 2010, Coats was signed by the Denver Broncos. Coats was released by the Broncos just a day later, as the team decided to sign running back Lance Ball to the active roster. Coats was signed by the Broncos on December 6, 2010, filling one of the roster spots made available by the placing of tight end Dan Gronkowski and linebacker Joe Mays on injured reserve. Coats was released on July 31, 2011 by the Broncos. New York Giants Coats signed with the New York Giants The New York Giants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Busing
John Busing (born September 1, 1983) is a former American football safety. He was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Miami University. Busing also played for the Houston Texans and the New York Giants. College career Busing came to Miami University as a wide receiver out of high school. He was moved to linebacker where he led the nation in interceptions by a linebacker during his junior year. Professional career Cincinnati Bengals Busing joined the Cincinnati Bengals as a free agent out of college and was moved to strong safety. After the 2008 season, he became a restricted free agent but was non-tendered and became an unrestricted free agent. Houston Texans Busing was signed by the Houston Texans on May 19, 2009. After the 2009 season, he became a restricted free agent but was non-tendered by the Texans and became an unrestricted free agent. New York Giants On July 31, 2010 Busing was signed by the New Yor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcus Brown
Marcus James Brown (born April 3, 1974) is a retired American professional basketball player. At 6'3" (1.91 m) tall, he played as a shooting guard. A three time All-EuroLeague selection, Brown has been mentioned as being one of the top U.S. players ever to play abroad. Brown ended his career as a player-coach with Žalgiris Kaunas in 2011. Brown was the EuroLeague's career scoring leader since the year 2000, when he ended his career in October 2011. As far as United States players only are concerned, Brown remains the league's all-time scoring leader since the year 2000, when the league's current organizer (Euroleague Basketball) took over the competition. College career Brown played college basketball at Murray State University, in the Ohio Valley Conference. In his senior season, he averaged 26.4 points per game, on 50 percent shooting from the field, and 42 percent shooting from 3-point range. It was announced in October 2009, that Brown was named to the Murray State Univers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darryl Blackstock
Darryl Tyger Blackstock (born May 30, 1983) is a former American football linebacker. He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Virginia. He also played for the Cincinnati Bengals, Oakland Raiders and Florida Tuskers. He is currently the special teams coordinator and outside linebackers coach at William & Mary. College career Blackstock played college football at the University of Virginia. In 2004 Blackstock was selected to the Second-team All- ACC. Professional career Arizona Cardinals Blackstock played three seasons in Arizona. From 2005-2007 Blackstock recorded 44 tackles, 4 sacks and 2 Forced fumbles. Cincinnati Bengals In 2008, Blackstock signed with the Bengals. Florida Tuskers In 2010, Blackstock signed with Florida Tuskers of the United Football League. Oakland Raiders Returned to the NFL and signed with the Raiders. Blackstock played 16 games and started one game and recorded 20 tackles. Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
