Bengals Fire OC Bob Bratkowski

The Cincinnati Bengals have fired offensive coordinator Bob Bratkowski, ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reports.

Bratkowski had been the Bengals offensive coordinator since 2001, but had come under fire in Cincinnati, with head coach Marvin Lewis considering staff changes as recently January 20

“They’re clamoring for heads and I understand that…I’m not ready to give them heads and we’ll see what happens,” Lewis said before he and his staff departed for the Senior Bowl.

Lewis had dinner with former Minnesota Vikings head coach Brad Childress two weeks ago, but owner Mike Brown has ruled Childress out as a coordinator candidate.