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Don't apologize for that. Don't back off. You were right in the first place.

I'm sort of disappointed in Bengals coach Marvin Lewis right now. If you're keeping track, this would make this the first time I've been anything but indifferent toward Marvin Lewis, and I wish it didn't have to be negative.

But seriously, I was upset to hear what he said today. If you missed this story, Marvin Lewis said the following yesterday in regard to the crazy number of arrests his players have faced in the past year:

"I think there's profiling, no question," Lewis said. "We're (Cincinnati) a small place - our guys stand out, and they know that, and you've got to do things the right way. But when you are arrested for, or you are pulled over for, not putting on your turn signal, there's something wrong there.

"Many people make right turns without putting on their turn signals and it's unfortunate that we've had a guy that's pulled over for not putting on his turn signal."

1) That statement is fairly obvious truth. Look--his players haven't been angels. NFL players in general are not angels. But there is no way that this one particular NFL franchise is as disproportionately loaded with "bad apples" as their arrest record would indicate.

2) Rich, young, black athletes have been targeted by cops ever since there was such a thing as rich, young, black athletes. This may be a difficult assertion to prove, but the anecdotes are well known.

3) Would you doubt for a second that after the first few run-ins with Bengals players, the Cincinnati cops might have started up a contest of "Who can bag the next Bengal"? Or if not that, that they wouldn't at least relish the chance to be the next cop to arrest a Bengals player?

I'm happy Lewis stood up for his players. Except then today, he went ahead and said this:

“Yesterday, I gave a radio interview and made some comments that did not illustrate the high regard I have for the Cincinnati Police Department,” Lewis said. “I apologize that what I said did not reflect my true feelings.”

“I have spoken with Tom (Thursday) to express my regret,” Lewis said. “I do not believe the Cincinnati Police Department is specifically profiling our players.”

Unfortunately, I think it's pretty obvious that Lewis does believe that but retracted to avoid a PR mess and, perhaps, because he's simply too nice a guy. But if I were one of Lewis's players, and I genuinely felt I was pulled over on a DWB, I wouldn't be too thrilled with my coach right now.

I understand that Lewis is involved in the community. I understand that he respects the police force. But I think his first obligation is to his players--not to the Crooked Cops of the CPD.

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