A few odds (Item 3) and ends from Detroit

Item 1: I talked to several former Bengals' players and coaches today at
media day at Ford Field. Not one of them -- Peter Warrick and Marquand
Manuel of the Seahawks, as well as coaches Dick LeBeau and Ray Horton of
the Steelers -- said a bad word about the Bengals organization. All have
talked about the need to move on. They all said they wished the Bengals
well and watched their games during the season.

Item 2: Bengals coach Marvin Lewis released this statement today through
the team's media relations department: "The incident in Orlando involving Chris Henry is unfortunate, and does not shine a good light on the Bengals organization. We will allow the
judicial system to run its course. The NFL will act on this matter
according to its player conduct standards, and I will deal with Chris in
relation to his standing on our football team."

Item 3: This next item is too good to make up: Steelers running back Jerome
Bettis, a Detroit native, received the key to the city today. He is the
first person since -- no lie -- former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in 1980.
He had donated money to an organization in Detroit, which has a large
Muslim and Iraqi population. "I think they cancelled his key," Bettis said. "They changed the
locks on that one."