Jim Owczarski

jowczarski@enquirer.com

On Wednesday, BleacherReport.com reported that Cincinnati Bengals owner and president Mike Brown, along with sources “in and around the organization” were growing impatient with head coach Marvin Lewis due to his lack of success in the playoffs.

On Thursday, a source with direct knowledge of the situation told The Enquirer that the organization was surprised at the report and firmly stated “there’s nothing to it.”

Lewis is entering his 14th season with the Bengals and has compiled a 112-94-2 record along with four AFC North titles. The team is 0-7 in the playoffs in his tenure, however, and has lost five straight in the postseason.

The 57-year-old coach is entering the final year of his contract.

"It’s a process,” Brown said of the negotiations with Lewis on an extension during his only interview of the year to date, which he conducted at the league meetings in Boca Raton, Florida last month.

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“We seem to go through our own dance."

Since the summer of 2012, Lewis and the Bengals have agreed to three different extensions:

July 31, 2012: Extension through the 2014 season.

March 14, 2013: Extension through the 2015 season.

April 22, 2015: Extension through 2016.

The last time Lewis coached to the end of his deal was in 2010, after which he agreed with Brown on a two-year contract.

"I commend Marvin’s achievements," Brown said. "He’s done remarkably well with our football team here, in recent years especially. I respect him. I like him personally. He’s going to be our coach this year. That’s in the bank. Where it goes, we’ll see how it plays out."

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