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Lewis calls team 'selfish

Cincinnati Bengals
10/03/2007 8:24 AM
The Dayton Daily News reports one word describes the scene in the Bengals locker room following their 34-13 loss to New England on Monday night: ugly. HC Marvin Lewis ripped his team in a profanity-laced tirade, then the national media piled on. Lewis called his players "selfish" after their mistake-filled performance, which was marked by a heated sideline exchange between QB Carson Palmer and WR Chad Johnson over a miscommunication on a pass play just before halftime. "Nowhere in the NFL do guys act like this!" Lewis screamed. "If you don't want to be on this football team, don't show up tomorrow." Read more