In the late 1990’s and early 2000’s, the Cincinnati Bengals had been labeled as a team who took on all problematic players. Talent trumped disposition and the Bengals would always favor talent to improve the team. Other fan bases enjoyed our method of selecting/signing players, making the team a butt of many jokes. The list of players arrested is extensive: Cedric Benson, Jerome Simpson, Odell Thurman, Chris Henry, A.J. Nicholson, Frostee Rucker, Deltha O’Neal, Eric Steinbach to just name a few.