CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bengals and their coach, Marvin Lewis, don't like major changes.
Neither does Teryl Austin, which makes him a good fit as the team's new defensive coordinator.
"We wanted to stay within our structure," Lewis said Thursday during Austin's introductory news conference. "With the personnel we have returning, we didn't have to make drastic changes. We didn't want the players to have to re-learn the wheel."
Austin, 52, spent the past four seasons as Detroit's defensive coordinator, but his future was in doubt after the Lions fired coach Jim Caldwell last week. He inherits a defense that was 18th in the NFL in total defense and produced 14 takeaways this past season.