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Defensive end Sam Hubbard was not on the Bengals’ injury report in the final weeks of the regular season, but he also wasn’t totally healthy.
Bengals director of player personnel Duke Tobin said at the Senior Bowl this week that Hubbard played hurt in the final weeks of the year and that he had surgery after the Bengals played their final game. Tobin did not disclose the issue that Hubbard was dealing with, but said he’s confident “he’ll revert back to the old Sam Hubbard” come his return to the field.
“He was just a warrior and played through things most human beings wouldn’t play through and gave us the opportunity to go out there with a chance to win. That’s what Sam Hubbard is all about,” Tobin said, via the team’s website.
Hubbard did miss a pair of games in midseason and finished the year with 58 tackles, six sacks, and two fumble recoveries. He’s under contract in Cincinnati for two more seasons.
Former Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis is back in the NFL.
Lewis has agreed to join the Las Vegas Raiders as an assistant head coach on Antonio Pierce’s staff, according to ProFootballTalk’s Mike Florio.
Lewis began his coaching career in the college ranks in 1981 and made the jump to the NFL in 1992 as a linebackers coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
He then served as defensive coordinator for the Baltimore Ravens and assistant head coach/defensive coordinator for the Washington Commanders before being hired as head coach of the Bengals in 2003.
Lewis spent 16 seasons as head coach of the Bengals, leading Cincinnati to a 131-122-3 record and seven playoff appearances between 2003-2018 before he and the team parted ways.
