Bengals' Ocho Cinco unrepentant

Asked if he has learned anything from his benching for a verbal altercation with a Cincinnati Bengals coach, receiver Chad Ocho Cinco thought for a few seconds before barely smiling and giving a one-word answer.

"No," he said, then tried to move on.

Coach Marvin Lewis is trying to move on, too.

Lewis sent the Pro Bowl receiver home before a game in Pittsburgh last Thursday after he showed up late for a team meeting, exchanged words with a coach and then left the meeting. The receiver was back in Cincinnati while the Bengals lost to the Steelers 27-10.

Ocho Cinco talked about the punishment for the first time Wednesday, declining to go into detail about what happened while acknowledging that the one-game benching was merited.

Rams' Incognito apologizes: Richie Incognito was in the spotlight for the wrong reasons last week, criticizing the St. Louis Rams' dwindling fan base, making an obscene gesture to a TV cameraman during practice and encouraging hecklers while cupping his hands to his ears as he left Sunday's game.

The day after the 27-3 home loss to the Bears, coach Jim Haslett summoned Incognito to his office. After the Rams returned to practice Wednesday, the offensive guard apologized to fans.

"Coach said it's time to pay the piper," Incognito said. "You've got to go down there and make an apology, which I felt was in line. It stirred some people up, and an apology is in order."

Around the league: Matt Light of the Patriots and the Dolphins' Channing Crowder were fined $15,000 apiece by the NFL on Wednesday for what the league called "a verbal and physical altercation" Sunday, but neither will be suspended.

- Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter apologized for not leaving the field during Sunday's game against New England, but said the incident was blown out of proportion.

- The Cowboys signed defensive back TrA Battle off San Diego's practice squad. The Cowboys officially placed rookie running back Felix Jones on injured reserve.

- The Broncos signed free-agent fullback Andrew Pinnock to shore up their injury-riddled backfield.

- Place-kicker Lawrence Tynes of the Giants has asked the Bush administration to commute a lengthy sentence given to his brother for distributing marijuana.