Scott Kooistra

Transcripts of conference calls by the Bengals' Marvin Lewis and Carson Palmer with Jets reporters Tuesday morning: HEAD COACH MARVIN LEWIS On how different the team will be this Saturday… We have to go and play better football. We didn’t play good enough football. We got our butts kicked in. We have to play better football than we did Sunday night this weekend. On if the score...  

Face it, the Jets don't control their playoff fate. They have to beat the Bengals first and that might not happen unless Cincy coach Marvin Lewis decides to limit his starters' minutes on Sunday, Clark Judge says.  

The Cleveland Browns today signed free agent offensive lineman Scott Kooistra, the team announced. In addition, the team waived linebacker Arnold Harrison and signed defensive back Joe Porter to the practice squad. Kooistra, who was waived by the ...  

Larry Johnson might get to revive his troubled career with a team known for giving second chances. Bengals coach Marvin Lewis said on Monday that Johnson would be in Cincinnati to discuss a limited role -- fourth-string running back, essentially an insurance policy in case Cedric Benson's hip injury gets worse or another running back gets hurt.  

The Geoffrey Pope experience is no more. Pope, in his second year with 12 career games under his belt, was signed to the Philadelphia Eagles' 53-man roster, writes Jason at Bleeding Green Nation. Pope, typically a third or fourth cornerback when the secondary sustained injuries, is the second Bengals player taken off the practice squad in the past month. Chris Pressley was pulled from the Bengals practice squad onto Tampa Bay's 53-man roster...  

While the Bengals weren't happy enough to keep Fui Vakapuna on the team's 53-man roster in early September, they've signed him to the team's 53-man roster on Tuesday. However, that's yet to be announced as of this post, but his agent confirmed nonetheless. That left the Bengals with 54 guys on the roster, which is, you know, bad. To make room, the Bengals elected to terminated "the contract of long-time backup offensive lineman Scott Kooistra...  

More photos » by Ernest Coleman - AP 3 days ago: Cincinnati Bengal's head football coach Marvin Lewis talks about the death of Chris Henry at a news conference in Cincinnati, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009. Henry died Thursday, a day after falling out of the back of a pickup truck during what police...  

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CINCINNATI — Bengals receiver Chris Henry will miss the rest of the season after having surgery Monday on his broken left forearm. The Bengals put Henry on injured reserve and brought back offensive guard Scott Kooistra, who was released a week...  

When the Bengals put Chris Henry on Injured Reserve, there was some speculation on what the team could do, which largely depended on what they wanted to do at wide receiver. Do they find a replacement? Do they restock the position after Andre Caldwell? Instead, they re-signed utility offensive lineman Scott Kooistra, giving the Bengals a full 53-man roster. Kooistra is expected to earn $620,000 in 2009. However, with Henry out for the year...  

First off, a classic.   Benson has 36 carries? He doesn't care. He'll just run it down your throat... again... and again... and again. Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis followed the script as it was written in regards to the team's running backs. If Benson is healthy, Benson plays. And boy did he. If you exclude November 15, when he left early because of an injury against the Pittsburgh Steelers, the last...  

Bengals Release Veteran Offensive Lineman Scott Kooistra was with Bengals for like 7 years. Seems he didn't start at all but stuck around with them for that long. Looking through Bengals blogs it seems he was an extremely versatile guy and a really good back up. Although sometimes had injury problems. It's an option for us this season but doesn't sound that exciting.  

The Cincinnati Bengals have re-signed defensive tackle Orien Harris and waived veteran guard Scott Kooistra on Tuesday. Harris appeared in 14 games last season for Cincinnati and has 24 career tackles in 17 NFL games. This is his second stint with the club this season, having signed in October. He played in one game and was inactive for two others before being waived November 17. Kooistra, a seventh-year pro, appeared in three games this...  

Chris Henry had season-ending surgery on his broken forearm today and was placed on Injured Reserve.  Evan Mathis is considered week-to-week and Scott Kooistra is reportedly to be re-signed shortly.  Per the Bengals' official Twitter account, first reported by C. Trent Rosecrans of CNati.com.  Rosecrans' Twitter account can be found here.  @ctrent Please continue to debate the merits of Chase Coffman vs. Jerome Simpson vs. Maurice Purify in...  

CINCINNATI — Larry Johnson might get to revive his troubled career with a team known for giving second chances. Bengals coach Marvin Lewis said on Monday that Johnson would be in Cincinnati to discuss a limited role — fourth-string running back, essentially an insurance policy in case Cedric Benson’s hip injury gets worse or another running back gets hurt. It’s a very low-profile role.  

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Bengals running out of timeCincinnati.com... to have them that hold us back, but then if it does happen, you have to move forward, you can't sit there and whine about it,” coach Marvin Lewis said. ...  

The irony, of course, is that on the field it has been a rare season of victory in Cincinnati, with renewed hopes, playoff dreams and so much good news all around for coach Marvin Lewis's young, first-place team.  

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AFC NORTH ROUNDUP: Bengals still looking to clinch division ~ December 16, 2009Baltimore RavensThis was their first loss to an NFC North opponent under Coach Marvin Lewis after seven straight wins. "They're going to hear that bus' engine all the way ...and more »  

Bengals coach Marvin Lewis said on Monday that Larry Johnson would be in Cincinnati to discuss a limited role - fourth-string running back, essentially an insurance policy in case Cedric Benson's hip injury gets worse.  

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The irony, of course, is that on the field it has been a rare season of victory in Cincinnati, with renewed hopes, playoff dreams and so much good news all around for coach Marvin Lewis's young, first-place team.  

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With the release of Scott Kooistra on Tuesday and guard Evan Mathis possibly back for Sunday’s game against Cleveland, Andre Smith’s chances of being active for his first NFL game have increased. Smith has been taking part in full-contact ...  

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Bengals receiver Chris Henry will miss the rest of the season after having surgery Monday on his broken left forearm. The Bengals put Henry on injured reserve and brought back offensive guard Scott Kooistra, who was released a week ago. The Bengals needed another offensive lineman after left guard Evan Mathis injured his an ankle Sunday during a 17-7 win over Baltimore.  

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Chad Ochocinco, always the self-promoter, planned to send mustard to the Steelers' defensive backs last week before coach Marvin Lewis halted the condiment giveaway. The Bengals receiver's implied message was that Pittsburgh would ...  

MarvBall is a brand of the formula Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis learned in Pittsburgh and Baltimore and Sunday he gave the Ravens a double shot of the hard stuff at Paul Brown Stadium as his team virtually knocked the Ravens out of the race to set ...  

Larry Johnson might get to revive his troubled career with a team known for giving second chances. Bengals coach Marvin Lewis said on Monday that Johnson would be in Cincinnati to discuss a limited role -- fourth-string running back, essentially an insurance policy in case Cedric Benson's hip injury gets worse or another running back gets hurt.  

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Larry Johnson might get to revive his troubled career with a team known for giving second chances. Bengals coach Marvin Lewis said on Monday that Johnson would be in Cincinnati to discuss a limited role -- fourth-string running back, essentially an insurance policy in case Cedric Benson's hip injury gets worse or another running back gets hurt.  

Don't let anyone tell you the fall from being a NFL starting running back isn't quick.  Per the official Bengals Twitter account, head coach Marvin Lewis has said if Larry Johnson does indeed sign, it would only be for insurance purposes and he would be the team's fourth running back. LJ's agent, Peter Schaffer, has said multiple teams were interested in his services.   Are we supposed to believe that when the job it appears he'll get is as a...  

Monday night Johnson signed a deal to join the team for the remainder of this season. Before he signed, Bengals coach Marvin Lewis said on Monday that Johnson would be in Cincinnati to discuss a limited role - fourth-string running back, essentially an insurance policy in case Cedric Benson's hip injury gets worse or another running back gets hurt. It's a very low-profile role Bengals Sign Larry Johnson From WKRC (local Cincinnati TV...  

Coach Marvin Lewis says Johnson would be fourth on the team's depth chart at running back if he decides to try to revive his troubled career in Cincinnati. Kansas City released him a week ago, on the day he was due back following his ...  

Bengals receiver Chris Henry will miss the rest of the season after having surgery on his broken left forearm. Coach Marvin Lewis said Monday that Henry will be placed on injured reserve this week, ending his season. He broke the forearm on his only catch Sunday during a 17-7 win over Baltimore that kept the Bengals (6-2) in first place in the AFC North. Henry is in the final year of his contract with the Bengals, who let him go after his...  

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Bengals Banter: Because Guitar Hero just doesn't imitate real life.Cincy Jungle (blog)But we have to go back to January, when Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis said that this offense was going to be a different offense. ...  

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Chad Ochocinco sent deodorant to the Baltimore Ravens before a key AFC North showdown to pump himself up for the big game. The fun-loving Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver wanted to send mustard to the Pittsburgh Steelers last week because they would never "ketchup" in the game before coach Marvin Lewis nixed that idea.  

Black, long-sleeve shirts were hanging in the Cincinnati Bengals' lockers on Monday morning when they showed up at Paul Brown Stadium, a gift from coach Marvin Lewis reminding them not to get too caught up in their panoramic view atop the AFC North. The shirts had orange, block letters that spelled out NDCQ, apparently referring to a phrase players have used during their surprising season: Not...  

CINCINNATI, Ohio - Black, long-sleeve shirts were hanging in the Cincinnati Bengals' lockers on Monday morning when they showed up at Paul Brown Stadium, a gift from coach Marvin Lewis reminding them not to get too caught up in their panoramic view atop the AFC North.