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The Bengals would not comment on the report.
His contract was due to expire at the end of the 2016 season,
but for the third successive year the team gavethe 57-year-old a
one-year extension.
Lewis, who has been with the team since 2003, is the second
longest tenured coach in the NFL behind New England's Bill
Belichick.
He has a career record of 112-94-2 and turned the Bengals into
regulars in the post-season, but has failed to win a playoff
game during his tenure. Cincinnati were beaten by Pittsburgh in
the AFC Wild Cardplayoffs in January, their fifth consecutive
defeat in the post-season first round.
(Writing by Jahmal Corner in Los Angeles; Editing by Greg
Stutchbury)
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