Cincinnati Bengals – Mike Brown

In 2009 the Bengals were one of the NFL’s pleasant surprises, winning the AFC North for the second time in five years under coach Marvin Lewis – the franchise’s only playoff appearances since 1990. Lewis, whose contract expires after the 2010 season, was honored as the AP’s coach of nfl jerseys
the year, and Brown responded by lowballing him in negotiations, setting up what is likely to be a lame-duck season. The owner also did his best to ensure that tackle Andre Smith(notes), the sixth-overall pick in the ’09 draft, would be a non-factor as a rookie: The team offered the rookie, who was known to have conditioning issues, a below-market deal that kept him out of training camp and away from the team until late August, when he finally caved. Smith then missed most of last season after fracturing his left foot just days after signing. Last summer we saw on HBO’s “Hard Knocks” that Brown runs the team’s personnel meetings, a truly scary thought for Cincy fans. Brown, shrewd and ever-conscious of football jerseys sale
the bottom line with perhaps the sweetest stadium deal of any owner in sports, reportedly offered $40 million in lease concessions to cash-strapped Hamilton County in exchange for the option of getting out of his lease (which runs through 2025) almost 10 years early, potentially increasing franchise value. On a league level, Brown is viewed as a contrarian with an aversion to progress. “He doesn’t have a conscience,” says the aforementioned NFC owner. “He’s all about revenue-sharing – he comes right out and says, ‘I just want some of your money.’ He’s worn out his welcome with 99 percent of that room. He came out and said that new stadiums are Warren Sapp Jersey
the worst thing to happen to the NFL because they raised the bar for other clubs. Unbelievable.”