AFC North

Bengals Sign Coach Marvin Lewis To Extension Through 2019; Stephen A. Smith Slams Decision

The Cincinnati Bengals revealed Tuesday that they have signed head coach Marvin Lewis to a two-year contract extension through the 2019 season.Marvin Lewis Extension newsThe Bengals finished 7-9 and third in the AFC North this season, 59-year-old Lewis’ 15th at the helm. Cincinnati has missed the playoffs for the second straight year, after having reached the postseason the previous five years.The move may come as a surprise to many, since ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Dec. 17 that Lewis was “planning to leave the Bengals after this season to pursue opportunities elsewhere.”Lewis’s defense all…