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CINCINNATI -- How badly does Bengals cornerback Adam Jones want his teammate Vontaze Burfict back on the field?The question was barely even out of a reporters mouth before Jones threw back his head and started yelling.Hell yeah! Jones bellowed Sunday, his voice echoing across the locker room. Cant wait till 55 gets here, and I dont give a damn who dont like it either.Jones pulled out his phone as he was speaking.Im calling him right now when I walk out of here, he said, following the Bengals 29-17 home loss to the Denver Broncos.Jones is eager to get his friend and teammate back, and he wanted everyone to know it. Burfict has been the missing presence in the locker room for the first three weeks of the season as he serves his three-game suspension for violations of player safety.He hasnt been allowed around the facility since the conclusion of the preseason. And while the defense gave his backup, Vincent Rey, deserved praise (he was the highest-graded defensive player in a loss to the Steelers last week), players are excited to see their team start coming back together, piece by piece.Vinny Rey did a great job. We couldve won any game with Vinny Rey, said cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick. That guy played out of his mind. But getting [Burfict] back, thats another part of it.The turnaround will be short for Burfict, as the Bengals are playing a Thursday night game this week against the Dolphins.Having him back bolsters our linebacking unit, Rey said. It bolsters our defense in general, and our team. Were looking forward to having him back. Hes just another player here to make plays for us. Hes a big-time player and leader.The Bengals practice this week will be light, mostly walk-throughs, as they try to give players some rest on the short week. The short turnaround might not bode well for tight end Tyler Eifert, who is on his way back from an offseason ankle injury but wasnt quite ready to play Sunday against the Broncos after returning to practice for the first time last week.Eifert led the team in receiving touchdowns last season, so his return could spark an offense that has been inconsistent this season. The Bengals have only two receiving touchdowns (A.J. Green in Week 1 and Giovani Bernard in Week 2).Tyler is obviously so talented, said Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton. Hes been a big part of our offense since hes been here, especially last year. It would be great to have him back, whenever it is. Air Max 270 Offerta .ca NBA Power Rankings, ahead of the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs. Scarpe Lebron James 2019 ., and Rudi Swiegers of Kipling, Sask., took sixth spot on Saturday in pairs at the NHK Trophy ISU Grand Prix figure skating competition. http://www.airmaxshoponlineitalia.it/scontate-max-97-outlet.html . Louis. To which I would say two things: 1. Where there is smoke, there is or perhaps has been a little fire. Or, in other words, the two teams would appear to have at least spoken. And spoken is defined as one calling the other to inquire, no more, no less. Air Max Shop Online Italia . Bradwell was scheduled to become a free agent Tuesday. Born and raised in Toronto, Bradwell is entering his sixth CFL season, with all six played for his hometown Argonauts. Air Max 97 False . Reassurance came from Paul Tesori, his caddie and close friend whose newborn son is in intensive care in a Florida hospital. "Paul sent me a text this morning, just told me he loved me and wanted to go out and fight as hard as I would any other day," Simpson said Sunday after doing just that. Rugby leagues state bodies are refusing to press the panic button on participation numbers, despite the NRLs willingness to go to war with clubland over declining numbers.ARL Commission chairman John Grant is fighting for his survival after reneging on a club funding arrangement, citing the need to address several key issues, mainly the decline in player numbers.The NRL and Grant on Tuesday again refused to give firm numbers, however the NSW, Queensland and Country rugby league associations all said while numbers were down, there was plenty of silver lining.Across all three of the major associations, there is a broad trend towards a slight drop in numbers, driven by declining male participation but largely offset by exponential growth in the womens game.According to the NSWRL, for the 2016 season, its overall participation dropped from 40,824 in 2015 to just over 39,000.NSWRL general manager of football Barrie-Jon Mather said while males players were down by 1000-1500, about 500-1000 females had picked up the game.He said according to a major study of attitudes, the rate of attrition was being driven by three main factors: the standard of coaching, poor sportsmanship and the unevenness of competitions.He refused to call the situation dire and said there was plenty of positive work being done around social and womens football that was turning the tide.The figures dont tell the whole story, Mather said.In terms of registered participants, people who play rugby leaguue every week, thats down but people who engage in the sport, and maybe dip in and dip out, thats up for the year.ddddddddddddWeve got lots of people interested in playing; weve just got to work on how to convert them into people who want to play on a regular basis.The QRL said it had 60,794 registered players in 2016, down from 61,291 the year before with a big jump in female numbers (3405 to 3832).There was also an increase in participation in the QRL Northern Division (13,422 to 13,607) driven largely by North Queenslands 2015 NRL premiership win.The NSW Country Rugby League (CRL) said its numbers had fallen overall, a drop of about two per cent to 56,000, with men down one per cent.CRL chief executive Terry Quinn said womens numbers climbed from 5000 to 7000 and they were expecting further growth with three womens tag competitions to start in 2017.Weve noticed since registrations opened up in November, there were 5000 registered already which was probably 2000 up on this time last year, Quinn said.Our numbers are pretty stable and a lot of its due to female participation. Its not too bad at the moment, though we dont want to have any downturn at all.In its 2015 annual report, the NRL trumpeted the fact player numbers across rugby league and touch football were up six per cent on the previous year to 1.4 million, a growth of 100,000. ' ' '