Houshmandzadeh, Brooks, Adams probable

Wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh (heel), defensive tackle Sam Adams (knee) and linebacker Ahmad Brooks (neck) were also listed on the Bengals' injury report today as probable for the Kansas City game Sunday. Adams and Houshmandzadeh did not practice. Brooks did.

Chiefs quarterback Trent Green, who suffered torn ACL and MCL in the 1999 preseason as a member of the St. Louis Rams, was one of the first people to call Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer and offer encouragement after Palmer underwent reconstructive knee surgery to repair the same type of damage.

Both quarterbacks talked at length about their relationship today.

Coach Marvin Lewis was his typical tight self with the media on the Wednesday before a game. Lewis does not want to risk revealing even the slightest bit of information that could compromise the Bengals competitive advantage. Lewis took offense to a question about who the "dime" player would be on the defense, Kevin Kaesviharn or Keiwan Ratliff, and threatened to shut out reporters.

Chiefs coach Herm Edwards talked about his friendship with Lewis, which dates to Lewis getting a minority coaching internship with the Chiefs when Edwards was a Kansas City scout. Edwards said he is not surprised by Lewis' success as Bengals coach.