Big Sam goes dancing; more injury updates

GEORGETOWN, Ky. -- Defensive tackle Sam Adams is part of what coach Marvin Lewis calls "Chip and Ray's team," referring to strength and conditioning coaches Chip Morton and Ray Oliver.

Players on the active physically unable to perform (PUP) list get up at 5:30 a.m. and have one workout completed before 7 o'clock. Lewis said it's harder work than practice. Adams would concur. "Man, I better not catch Chip in the alley. Chip and Ray," Adams said this morning. "One day in the alley, I’m going to be hiding behind that little machine over there and wear him out, (wearing) a ski mask."

Adams spent part of this morning's workout dancing across the field with linebackers Hannibal Navies and Odell Thurman, defensive tackle Matthias Askew and Morton and Oliver. It looked like a conga line. "Man, did you see that, how I was bouncing around?" said the massive Adams, who could be tipping the scale at estimated 370 pounds; the Bengals are believed to be wanting to get Adams down to 350. "My son has me doing that all the time, running and chasing him around," said Adams, whose children are 9, 7 and 4.

Wide receiver Antonio Chatman, out since Monday with a hip contusion, is expected to be cleared to return to practice next week. Quarterback Erik Meyer, who is wearing an ankle boot, could be ready as early as Saturday (mock game) or next week. Navies (pectoral) fell and aggravated his injury. Navies is expected back by the middle of next week.