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Cincinnati lies on the Ohio River -- and Kentucky lies on the other side. As far as the Bengals are concerned, they could burn all the bridges that connect the two because nothing good seems to happen when their players hang in the Bluegrass State.

Boone County, KY has seen a lot of the horrors. Yesterday, linebacker Ahmad Brooks was accused of punching a woman there. Cornerback Jonathan Joseph was there when he was picked up for marijuana possession.

Chris Henry lives in Boone County (I pass his house frequently). In his neighborhood, he was accused of punching a 16-year old but the accusations were unfounded. Police also found a stolen car in his driveway ... which was a rental car that had disputed charges on it. All the other stuff he's done has also shed a poor light on his community.

Oh, and Shaun Alexander ... who went to Boone County High School ... now wants to be a Bengal. Why the heck not? Alexander, a born again Christian, would stick out like a sore thumb.

Elsewhere in Northern Kentucky, Chad Johnson is in the middle of a lawsuit over a bogus raffle. It is claimed that Johnson didn't pay up on certain prizes that were raffled off at a comedy club in Newport, KY. Henry also was arrested in Covington, KY for buying alcohol for some underage girls.

Just down the road in Taylor Mill, KY, former Bengal linebacker A.J. Nicholson was arrested for hitting his girlfriend. Former Bengal (and current Brown) Eric Steinbach was picked up for boating under the influence on the Ohio River (which is, in a weird twist, Kentucky property).

So, please Bengal players, stay away from the Kentucky Derby on Saturday in Louisville. If you need to fly anywhere, go to Dayton and not the Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport in Hebron, KY. Act like the Ohio River is a big moat that surrounds the city of Cincinnati and you can't get across.