Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis (AP Photo/Gary Landers)
CINCINNATI (WKRC) - While Marvin Lewis would not address his future as the head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals following Sunday's season-finale in Pittsburgh, reports have surfaced that he is out.
Tom Pelissero, reporter for the NFL Network and NFL.com, posted on Twitter Monday morning that Lewis informed his staff that owner Mike Brown has cut ties.
Lewis coached 16 seasons without a playoff victory in Cincinnati. He was hired in 2003 and put up a 131-122-3 record.
The Bengals made the playoffs in five straight seasons and seven times overall. But the team has missed the postseason the last three years with nine non-winning seasons in his tenure.
Local12.com digital sports columnist and editor Richard Skinner offered his opinion on the topic following the 16-13 loss at Pittsburgh on Sunday:
This is about giving an apathetic fan base a fresh face, a new voice and a different direction (although I'm not sure Hue Jackson would do much to lift their spirits, either).
Not making a change would be a slap in the face of that fan base, which has been far too loyal for far too long.
The Bengals will hold a previously scheduled press conference at 11 a.m., which Local 12 will stream live.
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