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Cincinnati Bengals Fire Defensive Coordinator Chuck Bresnahan

Jan 2, 2008 – 6:11 PM
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The Cincinnati Bengals have fired defensive coordinator Chuck Bresnahan, Pro Football Talk reports.

The news comes just a few days after quarterback Carson Palmer said he thinks changes are needed on the Bengals' coaching staff. It's not known whether Palmer was referring to Bresnahan (and it's more likely that he would be interested in changes on the offensive coaching staff), but it's an indication that Palmer is far from the only one in the organization who wanted to see changes.

Bresnahan has been with the Bengals since 2004, but he never seemed like a great fit with head coach Marvin Lewis. The two had never worked together before Lewis hired him, and although Lewis got the head-coaching job in Cincinnati because of his abilities as a defensive coordinator, Bresnahan came from a different defensive background and had a different philosophy.
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