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CINCINNATI -- Bengals coach Marvin Lewis says he believes Vontaze Burfict is being scrutinized because of his history and that the linebacker did not stomp on New England Patriots running back LeGarrette Blount.According to a league source, Burfict was fined $75,000 by the NFL for his actions in Sundays game against the Patriots and has appealed.I dont think he did anything wrong, Lewis said. We were not in the wrong here, in my opinion. And its unfortunate. Thats what I have told and stood on and will continue to.The linebacker later sustained?an ankle injury during Wednesdays practice and was carted off for precautionary reasons. Lewis said it wasnt serious.Lewis spent part of his Monday news conference defending Burfict for a low hit on Patriots tight end Martellus Bennett, saying he was reacting to a pump fake by Tom Brady. Burfict was not flagged for the hit.The Bengals coach said he watched the video of the alleged stomp several times, and Burfict was not in the wrong.?I dont think he meant to do anything. And Ive been through it back and forth as big as this board behind me, Lewis said. Hell if I can see who steps where or whatever. I see him try to step through [the pile] and try to go help [a] teammate. ... Someone from another team has a hand on his teammates face mask, pushing him in the face, and thats what hes trying to get to. But that doesnt matter -- its done. Well move on and things will happen the way they happen.Lewis said he believes Burfict is essentially under a microscrope because of his history. Burfict began the season on a three-game suspension for violations of player safety and has been fined eight times -- totaling $279,329 -- for on-field incidents.Thats a thing he knows. Hes got to realize all the time so its not the national furor all the time, Lewis said. Just play football and our guys arent going to talk about it, as Ive instructed. If anybody has any questions, they can talk to me about it.Steelers running back DeAngelo Williams, however, voiced his displeasure with Goodells call by tweeting, So roger is concerned about player safety right? However a known offender is fined rather than removed from the field? Message received.Cornerback Adam Jones agreed that Burfict has become a target for NFL officials.Hes [targeted], but everybody knows what it is. At a certain point you just have to go play football and try not to let it bother you the way you play, he said. Me talking to Tez, it does bother him. Ive never seen him go low on anybody.It is what is, you get patted on the back when you do good and the first time you have a heated situation everybody throws you under the world. Nike Air More Uptempo China . 1 position. 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The news was first reported on Gonzalezs Twitter account and confirmed by the Rockies. Gonzalez has a six-week window before position players have their first workout at spring training in Arizona. In the run-up to the Rio Games, there were many occasions when an athletic, young man kept a watchful eye from the far corner of a practice field as archer Deepika Kumari took a deep breath, her bowstring hand resting against the cheek. Rakesh Kumar, who conducted yoga sessions with the Indian archers from January this year, was forever mindful of what brought him aboard the Indian teams preparations, seven months ahead of the Olympics.Pressure can kill the best of preparation, he says now, his hands tucked into his trouser pockets. Thats where yoga comes in.Rakesh travelled with the team to Rio on July 9 and continued his sessions with the archers till about a fortnight ago. He is now back in India and keen to see how his efforts eventually pay off during the competition, which gets under way on Thursday. India will field a four-member team -- Deepika, Laxmirani Majhi, Bombayla Devi and Atanu Das -- at the Rio Games. Four years ago in London, pressure wrecked then world No. 1 Deepika Kumari and she fizzled out in the first round. The womens team did no better.What is crucial in tense situations is to be able to control your heart rate, Rakesh says. It can make all the difference.Bhastrika pranayama, which literally means breathing like a pair of bellows, is one of the more powerful breathing exercises in yoga. It is also one that Rakesh used liberally in his hour-long daily sessions with the archers. It will help them keep their mind fresh and focus better. Most importantly, it will help relieve tensiion and keep negative thoughts away, he says, before demonstrating the inhaling and exhaling exercise.dddddddddddd The pranayama, or controlled breathing, is an exercise the archers can even do right at the venue, during their competition, standing 70m away from the target.In London, we couldnt handle the pressure, Deepika says. With the help of yoga sessions, we can now control our breathing and in turn our heart rate while shooting. We feel a lot more confident now to handle tense situations.Rakesh also included yog nidra -- an exercise that cools down the body and helps in relaxation, it is considered an essential end to any yoga pose sequence -- in his sessions. Most of the yoga poses the archers have been asked to work on factor in strengthening the back, shoulder and knee muscles, which are the most injury-prone areas for those playing the sport.Apart from steady arms and a good aim, archers need to be mentally robust too. Meditation, Rakesh says, is also one of the areas he has worked on. When we reached Rio a month ago, it was a little cold, he says. So we focused on the asans which would keep the body warm. Since their practice sessions, both for individual and team events, take up almost the whole day, I did not want to burden them with long sessions. More than anything else, it was crucial that they enjoy yoga.His job done, Rakesh now awaits the results from Rio. ' ' '