Bengals owner Mike Brown went out of his way to defend Buffalo Bills owner Ralph Wilson, who contends that the NFL's new collective-bargaining agreement hurts small-market clubs. Brown set up a meeting with reporters and said he was upset with the personal attacks on Wilson, who is a close friend. Critics have called Wilson out of touch for voting against the agreement because he didn't fully understand it. "If they want to debate him on the issue, fine," said Brown, the only other owner to vote "no." "But I don't buy into this stuff where they want to undercut his opinion with fallacious, ad hominem attacks.