Cardinals, Ravens Fire Offensive Coordinators

Arizona Cardinals Coach Dennis Green fired offensive coordinator Keith Rowen on Tuesday and replaced him with quarterbacks coach Mike Kruczek.

The move came hours after the Cardinals blew a 20-point lead and lost to the Chicago Bears, 24-23, on Monday night.

“I’ve known Keith for a long time. I have the utmost respect for him,” Green said. “We are not scoring enough points.”

Kruczek becomes Green’s third offensive coordinator in the coach’s 2 1/2 seasons in Arizona.

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Jim Fassel was fired as offensive coordinator of the Baltimore Ravens, a move designed by Coach Brian Billick to get more firepower from the league’s 28th-ranked attack.

The Ravens scored only 10 offensive touchdowns in their first six games and were held to 16 points or fewer three times.

Even though Baltimore sits atop the AFC North, Billick felt a change in the team’s offensive philosophy was imperative.

“Clearly, in order for us to expand on our 4-2 start, we have to have more offensive productivity,” Billick said.

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Agent David Dunn, who represents Cincinnati quarterback Carson Palmer and dozens of other NFL players, has been suspended for two years by the NFL Players Assn.

The punishment is based in part on his testimony in a trial against Leigh Steinberg, in which a federal jury in Los Angeles found that Dunn competed unfairly against Steinberg, his former business partner.

Shortly after that 2002 trial, the players’ union had suspended Dunn for two years, but he filed for bankruptcy, which put on hold all administrative actions against him.

The latest suspension, which is subject to appeal, would not prohibit his firm from retaining NFL clients, although Dunn could not receive any part of a player’s fee.

-- Sam Farmer

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Green Bay Packers receiver Koren Robinson was suspended without pay for a minimum of one year for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy.

The league’s action came hours after Robinson pleaded not guilty to drunk driving and fleeing police charges that stemmed from a high-speed chase in August.

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Detroit Lions defensive tackle Shaun Rogers will be suspended for four games by the NFL for taking a banned, over-the-counter substance, an official within the league said.... Atlanta Falcons offensive guard Matt Lehr was suspended by the NFL for four games for violating the league’s substance abuse policy.... The Indianapolis Colts traded a 2007 second-round draft choice to Tampa Bay for defensive tackle Anthony McFarland.

Former Virginia Tech quarterback Marcus Vick rejoined the Miami Dolphins as a receiver after spending the first six weeks of the season on their practice squad.... Cornerback Phillip Buchanon, a former first-round pick of the Oakland Raiders, was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.... Cleveland Browns tight end Kellen Winslow Jr. attended the funeral for his younger brother, Justin K.B. Winslow, who died suddenly last week in Kansas City, Mo. He was 23.