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The 46-year-old kicker and the Indianapolis Colts have agreed to a new deal Parris Campbell Jersey , general manager Chris Ballard announced Friday on 1070 The Fan, the radio station that broadcasts the team’s games. Terms of the deal were not immediately available.But it was hardly a surprise. The day after Indy’s season ended with a divisional-round loss to Kansas City, Vinatieri said he would “probably” be back for his 24th season in the league. And if all goes as planned, the NFL’s career scoring leader might still be adding to his record total of 2,600 a while longer.“There are no guarantees for any of us that there’s a next day, a next year, anything. I’ve kind of always prepared myself thinking that way,” Vinatieri said last month after noting he’d like to play 10 more seasons. “There are no guarantees, and when you get to my age, you’re absolutely right, your days are numbered.”The four-time Super Bowl champion has showed no signs of slowing down.He made 23 of 27 field goal attempts last season and finished with 113 points — extending his league record to 21 100-point seasons.But that’s just part of Vinatieri’s resume.In September, he broke Morten Andersen’s league record for field goals made and needs 10 more to become the first player with 700 field goals. In October http://www.ravenscheapstores.com/miles-boykin-jersey-cheap , he broke Andersen’s NFL scoring record. In December, he became the fourth player in league history to participate in a game at age 46.His 32 career playoff games are second all-time, behind former teammate Tom Brady, and he’s the only player to score 1,000 points with two different franchises — Indy and New England.Yet somehow Vinatieri and his white beard seem like a perfect fit in this young locker room.“He seems like he’s the same age he was when I first came in here and I guess that’s been eight years,” left tackle Anthony Castonzo said earlier this month. “That’s pretty impressive, eight years, going through your early 40s that you don’t really seem any older. I’m always impressed with how he’s able to hang out with the young guys and be one of the guys despite being old enough to be one of our dads.”Andrew Luck added: “Vinny is the best. I love him.”And there are more milestones ahead for Vinatieri if he stays healthy.His next game played will be No. 354, breaking a tie with Gary Anderson for second on the career list, and if he’s still kicking after he turns 47 in late December, Vinatieri would join Andersen and George Blanda as the only 47-year-olds to play in a game.But Ballard saw another reason to bring back the league’s oldest player for another season.“Do I think he can still kick in this league and be a really good kicker? Absolutely I do,” Ballard said Jan. 14 in his season-ending news conference. “He is as important a guy in that locker room as anyone. I don’t know if I have been around a special teams player that has as much impact as Adam does in the locker room. From a positive standpoint http://www.coltscheapshop.com/cheap-authentic-bobby-okereke-jersey Jersey , all of our young guys that come in get to see Adam Vinatieri work, rehab, prepare his body every year, be a pro, handle the hard times, handle the good times. I mean all of that, what Adam brings, brings a lot of value to this team.” CINCINNATI (AP) — A win over equally downtrodden Oakland ended the Bengals’ five-game losing streak, but it couldn’t prevent them from being eliminated from the postseason for a third straight year.Their final two weeks will amount to playing it out before addressing the franchise’s overriding question.Will coach Marvin Lewis be back for a 17th chance?The Bengals (6-8) ended their third-longest losing streak under Lewis with a 30-16 victory over the Oakland Raiders in front of another sparse crowd at Paul Brown Stadium. They were eliminated from postseason contention when the AFC North-leading Steelers beat the Patriots later Sunday.For the third straight season, they’re out of playoff contention, matching their longest streak under Lewis. They also missed out from 2006-08.Lewis was still digging the franchise out of its losing ways back then. The fans’ expectations are much higher now.Cincinnati set a club record by going to the playoffs five straight seasons from 2011-15. The Bengals set an NFL record by losing in the first round all five times, leaving Lewis 0-7 in the playoffs overall — also a league record for futility.Since a playoff meltdown against the Steelers that ended their 2015 season Noah Fant Jersey , they’ve been on the decline. So has attendance.The Bengals averaged 50,753 fans in their 65,515-seat stadium, the second-lowest mark since it opened in 2000. They’ve had the second-smallest attendance overall in the NFL the past two seasons. Only the Los Angeles Chargers have drawn fewer fans at their small, temporary home field.“I have no control over that,” Lewis said.Actually, the empty seats are a reaction to the franchise’s decision to stay the course even as the Bengals’ streak without a playoff victory keeps getting longer. Their last playoff victory came during the 1990 season against the Houston Oilers.They’ve gone 28 years and counting since that win, tied with the Washington Redskins (1944-71) for the fifth-longest streak of futility in NFL history.Owner Mike Brown has stayed with Lewis despite the club’s inability to get a playoff win or fill the stadium. The Bengals fired their offensive coordinator last season and their defensive coordinator this season without making headway. Lewis took over as defensive coordinator after firing Teryl Austin midseason, but Cincinnati’s implosion continued unabated.A 4-1 start gave them a comfortable early lead atop the division. The collapse started when Pittsburgh rallied for a 28-21 victory at Paul Brown Stadium on Oct. 14. Antonio Brown turned a short catch into a 31-yard touchdown with 10 seconds left , and the Bengals’ implosion had begun.They lost star players on offense, including Andy Dalton and A.J. Green, and the defense became the first in the Super Bowl era to allow 500 yards in three straight games. Austin was fired after a 51-14 loss to New Orleans http://www.denverbroncosteamonline.com/dalton-risner-jersey , and fired Browns head coach Hue Jackson was hired to help with the defense.But the losing went on until Sunday, when it was too late to matter.As they get ready for a rematch Sunday in Cleveland (6-7-1), the Bengals are reduced to playing spoiler to Cleveland’s slim playoff hopes. The Bengals haven’t finished last in the AFC North since 2010, when they went 4-12 and the Browns were 5-11. That’s the only time during Lewis’ tenure that they’ve finished at the bottom.A loss in Cleveland would clinch last place.The Bengals conclude the season in Pittsburgh, and then consider who will be in charge in 2019 — a question Lewis isn’t ready to address.“This isn’t next year,” he said Monday. “This is this year and we’ve got to focus on the Cleveland Browns.”BOYD UPDATE: Lewis said there was no new medical information about receiver Tyler Boyd, who hurt his right knee late in the first half against the Raiders and didn’t return. Boyd said the injury isn’t season-ending, but it’s unclear if he’ll be available against Cleveland.