Marvin Lewis Denies Retirement Rumors, Says He Plans to Return for 2017 Season

December 29, 2016   ·   Mike Chiari   ·   Jump to comments

Despite rumors of retirement, Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis said Thursday he will return to coach the team in 2017.
Lewis revealed his intentions in an interview with Alex Marvez and Ross Tucker on SiriusXM NFL Radio on Thursday morning, saying, "I'll be back in 2017."
Retirement rumors came to light Sunday, when former Washington Redskins tight end Chris Cooley relayed information from a source on ESPN 980, per ESPN.com.
Cooley said: "The idea is that [Lewis] has been slowly packing up the office, though, slowly putting the pieces away so next Sunday he can get home, have a little meeting and say, 'See ya, I'm going to spend some time in Arizona and play some golf.'"
Lewis, 58, is nearing the end of his 14th season as the Bengals head coach, making him the second-longest tenured head coach in the NFL behind Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots.
The Bengals are just 5-9-1 and will miss the playoffs for the first time since 2010.
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