Saturday, December 14, 2002
No surprise: No sellout, no local TV
Bengals notebook
By Mark Curnutte
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Sunday's Bengals-Jaguars game at Paul Brown Stadium is not a sellout and will not be shown on local television. It is the Bengals' 23rd game in the taxpayer-funded stadium, and the club has sold out just eight.
INJURY UPDATE: Wide receiver Peter Warrick attended practice Friday but did not participate. He is listed as questionable with bruised lungs suffered Sunday at Carolina.
He spent Sunday night at Christ Hospital in Mount Auburn and has not practiced all week.
Defensive end Vaughn Booker was downgraded Friday to out for the Jaguars.
Safety Mark Roman remains probable after having his knee drained this week. He is an important player with rookie free safety Lamont Thompson out for the season after knee surgery.
Brandon Bennett, the leading kickoff returner, is expected back after missing two games with a hyper-extended knee.
Bennett is a serious candidate for the AFC Pro Bowl team. In addition to his 26.1-yard return average, he also is second on Bengals special teams with 14 tackles.
If Bennett plays Sunday, he will not be used as Corey Dillon's backup. Instead, he will return kicks exclusively.
GOOD DEED: From 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, five Bengals will sign autographs in exchange for toys to be donated to a Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center program.
Players Adrian Ross, JoJuan Armour, Riall Johnson, Nicolas Luchey and Thompson will be at the Kenwood Sprint store, 7872 Montgomery Road, and will trade autographs for new toys. The toys will be given to patients in Children's Hospital's Child Life program.
MILESTONE: The Bengals are close to having 1,000-yard rushers and receivers and a 3,000-yard passer in the same season for the first time since 1989.
Corey Dillon already has passed 1,000 rushing yards. Chad Johnson is 95 yards from 1,000, and quarterback Jon Kitna has 2,489 passing yards.
In 1989, the trio was quarterback Boomer Esiason, running back James Brooks and wide receiver Tim McGee.
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