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Rookie Rivers should fill immediate Bengals' needs - NFL
CINCINNATI -- Keith Rivers knows the pressure is on, and despite the whirlwind surrounding him that has been the Cincinnati Bengals ' offseason, the rookie linebacker is having no problem staying focused. Rivers is aware that a pair of talented former teammates -- Chris Henry and Odell Thurman -- were kicked off the team in back-to-back months. He is conscious of Cincinnati's poor defensive ...
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Cincy Jungle — ... ESPN's James Walker discusses Keith Rivers role with Cincinnati as a focused, determined leader that could become the face of a faceless Bengals defense. ...

Rivers thankful to Ken Norton Jr.
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