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• 2025 NFL Draft Prospect Profile: Oregon Defensive Lineman Derrick Harmon

Robert Hanashiro-Imagn Images The Bengals need an interior presence on the defensive line. One first round option at No. 17 provides size and versatility. The Cincinnati Bengals’ defense needs a big rebound this year. Since the purging of the roster after the 2023 offseason and age catching up with other players, the unit has taken steps backward over the past two seasons. Gone is Lou Anar...2025
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• Bengals Draft Possibilities and Trey Hendrickson Stalemate: OBI

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images The Bengals are seemingly at an impasse with star edge rusher Trey Hendrickson, so what defensive line options make sense at No. 17? We talk about this and more possibilities, as well as what may be in store for the reigning runner-up to the 2024 Defensive Player of the Year. The Cincinnati Bengals have made some major steps in cementing their long-term future, but o...2025
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• Trey Hendrickson latest, Lucas Patrick Intro and Draft options: OBI

Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Bengals shored up their interior of the offensive line with a versatile veteran—what does he bring to the table? We also chat about the latest with Trey Hendrickson and give you a draft profile on this latest episode of The Orange and Black Insider. While free agency in general has hit a lull, the Bengals are pondering their ...2025
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• The Orange and Black Insider Bengals Podcast: Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins getting PAID

Sam Greene / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images HUGE news for the Bengals, as they are seemingly wrapping up two big contracts for both of their star wide receivers towards the beginning of free agency. A moment a year-plus in the making has reportedly arrived. League sources close to Sports Illustrated’s James Rapien say the deals for Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins are “done” and official...2025
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• 2025 NFL Draft Profile: Cincinnati OL Luke Kandra

Photo by Mark Alberti/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images A less-than-stellar year by the Bearcats doesn’t take away the allure of a promising interior offensive lineman. In recent years, the Cincinnati Bengals have made sizable investments across their offensive line. Orlando Brown Jr. was a major addition a couple of offseasons ago at left tackle, while the team has largely pursued veteran...2025
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• 2025 NFL Draft Prospect Profile: ASU Running Back Cam Skattebo

Photo by Butch Dill/Getty Images The Cincinnati Bengals need depth at running back, and one electric incoming rookie could provide talent, versatility, and leadership. When the Cincinnati Bengals made the decision to move on from Joe Mixon last year, it raised some eyebrows around NFL circles. Mixon had been a highly productive back for the team for seven years. He left the Bengals as one ...2025
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• Twitter reacts to long-time Bengals DE Sam Hubbard retiring

Denny Simmons / The Tennessean / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images A look at some of the goodbyes to The Cincinnati Kid! Long-time Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Sam Hubbard has officially hung up his cleats, announcing his retirement with a post on Twitter Wednesday morning. Hubbard, who would be entering his eighth year in the league, was expected to be released by the Bengals, consi...2025
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• Bengals attack the edge in Mel Kiper’s latest mock draft

Photo by Perry McIntyre/ISI Photos/Getty Images Big week at the combine for the prospect. Regardless of what happens with defensive end Trey Hendrickson, the Cincinnati Bengals need to attack their pass rush this season. Hendrickson finished the 2024 season with 17.5 sacks, but the rest of the pass rushers left a lot to be desired. With the NFL Draft coming up in under two months, the Ben...2025
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• Trent Brown on comparisons of Joe Burrow to Tom Brady: “The Traits of a winner are there”

Photo by Jim Davis/The Boston Globe via Getty Images In an exclusive interview with The Orange and Black Insider, Bengals offensive lineman Trent Brown chatted about a number of topics, including “The Patriot Way” and the G.O.A.T., as compared to the Cincinnati’s signal-caller. Sometimes a question can be both cringe-worthy, but also simultaneously insightful. This happens often on the nat...2025
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• Trent Brown on Amarius Mims: “He’ll have an All-Pro career”

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images In an exclusive sit-down with The Orange and Black Insider, the big Bengals tackle talked about his mentorship of Amarius Mims, as well as his longstanding rivalry with the Chiefs. Since 2021, the Cincinnati Bengals have largely preferred to rely on short-term deals with veteran right tackles. Riley Reiff and La’el Collins manned the position during thei...2025
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• Bengals’ star wide receivers hold more leverage in 2025 contract negotiations

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins had great 2024 campaigns and are seeking long-term deals with the Bengals this offseason. A number of factors play into their corner to get the deals they’re seeking. Last spring and summer, much of the talk about the Cincinnati Bengals centered around extensions to star players. Unfortunately, the attention was largely negat...2025
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• Bengals’ upcoming schedule slate provides opportunity to work out kinks

Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images The Bengals have had a hard time putting together complete games, but as they hope to be at the onset of a winning streak, the next few weeks give them the opportunity to further find themselves. “Never count your chickens before they hatch” is an adage that goes back a long way, but it also applies to football. The sport, especially at the NFL level, is a...2024
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• Bengals TE Erick All learning about AFC North, position nuances from veterans

Cara Owsley/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK Erick All joined The Orange and Black Insider recently and talked about how his position coach and the veteran tight ends are aiding in his rapid pro development. For the past few years, the Bengals have largely balked at the idea of investing heavily at the tight end position. After C.J. Uzomah’s departure, the Bengals largely relied on one-ye...2024
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• Podcast: Trouble in the Trenches

Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK Both sides of the trenches are getting hit hard for the Bengals. Amarius Mims - Injured. Trent Brown - Dinged. D’Ante Smith - leaves practice on a cart and is now reportedly out for the year. Jackson Carman - Woof. What has happened to the right tackle position in the last week for the Cincinnati Bengals? The defensive tackles struggled a we...2024
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• 11 winners and 3 losers in Bengals’ preseason loss to the Buccaneers

Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports The Cincinnati Bengals took the field for the first time in 2024. Who impressed and who needs to show more, going forward? The Cincinnati Bengals may have lost in the preseason debut, but it was a very promising night for the starters and many key backups. Here’s our winners and losers from the Bengals’ 17-14 preseason loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Winne...2024
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• 2025 NFL Draft Prospect Profile: Oregon Defensive Lineman Derrick Harmon
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• Trey Hendrickson latest, Lucas Patrick Intro and Draft options: OBI
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• The Orange and Black Insider Bengals Podcast: Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins getting PAID
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• 2025 NFL Draft Profile: Cincinnati OL Luke Kandra
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• 2025 NFL Draft Prospect Profile: ASU Running Back Cam Skattebo
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• Twitter reacts to long-time Bengals DE Sam Hubbard retiring
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• 2025 NFL Scouting Combine Sights, Sounds, News: The Orange and Black Insider

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images There have been some intriguing soundbites shared by Bengals leadership in Indianapolis as the offseason planning process unfolds. We also look at one of the hot names at No. 17 overall. Spring is around the corner, as are the NFL’s frenzied months of March and April and things are definitely heating up. We’re getting some of our first up-close and perso...2025
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• Bengals attack the edge in Mel Kiper’s latest mock draft
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• Tee-ing up the Bengals’ Offseason — The Orange and Black Insider Bengals podcast

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images A recent report on an important player has folks feeling like the Bengals are serious about keeping their group of stars together, long-term. We talk about the Tee Higgins news and the salary cap. Another draft prospect is on tap, too! NFL free agency is a few short weeks away and the hype around the Bengals is all over the map. Recent reports have the loo...2025
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• Tee Higgins opens up about his love for Cincinnati and impending free agency

Katie Stratman-Imagn Images “It’s out of my control.” The Cincinnati Bengals have plenty of work to take care of this season if the team hopes to get back to the Super Bowl next season. The team has numerous guys due for contract extensions, including Ja’Marr Chase, Trey Hendrickson, and Tee Higgins. Higgins is coming off the franchise tag in 2024 but has made it clear he wants to stay in...2025
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• 10 winners and zero losers in Bengals’ win over Browns

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images Cincinnati dominated their rivals this week, continuing to stay alive for the playoffs. The Cincinnati Bengals are on a winning streak! Following their 24-6 win over the Cleveland Browns, the Bengals have now won three straight and are right in the thick of the playoff race. Here is a look at today’s 10 winners and zero losers. Winners Joe Burrow: While i...2024
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• Three and Out Podcast: Doom and Gloom

Cara Owsley/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Can the Bengals snap out of this funk? After the Cincinnati Bengals just barely lost to the Chiefs in Week 2, Kevin, my Three and Out co-host, and I picked Joe Burrow and Co. to not only beat the Washington Commanders, but beat them badly. As you know, that didn’t happen. Instead, the Bengals became one of the very few teams to ...2024
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• 11 winners and 3 losers in Bengals’ preseason loss to the Buccaneers
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• 2024 NFL Draft: Intriguing Day 2 Offensive Tackle options for Bengals

Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports The front-runner position being drafted by the Bengals in the first round of the 2024 draft is offensive tackle. What are some other solid options in rounds 2-3 if they opt for a different route on Day 1? As we approach the NFL Draft in a few weeks, mock drafts, positional conjectures, and other estimations about the Cincinnati Bengals’ plans are flying around...2024
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• Bengals awarded 2 compensatory picks for 2024 NFL Draft

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images They come as a result of losing Vonn Bell and Samaje Perine. The Cincinnati Bengals will have nine selections in the 2024 NFL Draft thanks to a pair of compensatory picks being added to the previous total of seven. On Friday, the NFL handed out compensatory selections, and the Bengals earned a pair of extra sixth-round picks. They are pick No. 208 and 214...2024
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• Intriguing 2024 Rookies for the Cincinnati Bengals Part 1

Photo by Ric Tapia/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images We take a look at some of the incoming prospects that could interest the Bengals in a few months. As we are on the precipice of Super Bowl LVIII, the Cincinnati Bengals are deeply invested in all of the ways to make next year’s Big Dance. As we know, with their offseason process, this team uses free agency to address urgent roster needs ...2024
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• Three and Out Podcast: Rookie draft grades

Now that the season is over, we gave the rookies letter grades. The Cincinnati Bengals 2023 season is over and they’ll miss the playoffs and begin the process of making sure the mistakes that plagued this year’s season don’t happen again in 2024. Since there are no games to preview, Kevin and I decided to take a look back at the Bengals’ draft class and grade each player based on how they contrib...2024
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• The Orange and Black Insider Bengals Podcast: Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins getting PAID
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• Twitter reacts to long-time Bengals DE Sam Hubbard retiring
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• Bengals’ star wide receivers hold more leverage in 2025 contract negotiations
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• Joe Burrow hosts foundation event at La Soupe with Guinness Gives Back

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow helping volunteers at La Soupe, a non-profit organization that helps combat food insecurity, on Sunday morning. | Jason Garrison, SB Nation The Bengals quarterback took time on Sunday morning to give back with his foundation. There were small groups of people talking amongst themselves surrounding the volunteer stations at La Soupe on Sunday mornin...2024
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• 5 Bengals who must step up if Ja’Marr Chase misses time

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports The Bengals could be without their top weapon for a little bit. Like last year, they must adjust. The Cincinnati Bengals are riding high after beating the Bills to extend their winning streak to four games. However, to keep that streak going, they may have to do so without the services of Ja’Marr Chase, who could be out next week against the Houston Texans ...2023
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• 5 Questions with the Enemy: Ryan Bainbridge of Niners Nation

Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images We tap the knowledge of one of the insiders at SB Nation’s San Francisco 49ers website. The Cincinnati Bengals and 49ers have quite a storied history for two teams that don’t regularly play each other. Aside from two Super Bowl clashes, these two have had other big-time regular season affairs, such as one a couple of years ago in Cincinnati. They fa...2023
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• The good, the bad and the ugly in the Bengals’ 27-3 blowout loss to Titans

Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images It’s going to be heavy on the latter two. Yuck. The Cincinnati Bengals are in a state of disarray right now, to say the least. Three losses to start the first month of the year is not the way you want to get towards the bye with teams like the Bills, 49ers, Ravens, Steelers (twice), and Chiefs around the bend. Here are the best and worst facets of the Benga...2023
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• AJ McCarron working out for Bengals

Photo by John Sommers/Icon Sportswire/Corbis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Wow. The Cincinnati Bengals may be on the verge of signing a new quarterback, and boy, is it a blast from the past. As Saturday’s practice kicked off, media at the sessions noticed there was a new quarterback in town for a workout. And it was none other than AJ McCarron. Wow huge Bengals newsAJ McCarron is here...2023
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• Joe Burrow returns to practice

Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports He’s back. Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow has made his return to practice for the first time since July 27th when he suffered a calf injury. Prior to Wednesday’s practice, Burrow made his way to the Paycor Stadium practice fields wearing a jersey and pads with his helmet, so it appears he could get in a full session as the team is now preparing for ...2023
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• Joe Burrow feeling 100% coming off bye week

Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images Much-needed good news for the Bengals quarterback. The Cincinnati Bengals bye week seems to have done wonders for quarterback Joe Burrow, who has played the entire season to date with a nagging calf injury. “An extra week to get healthy, feeling good, feeling 100%,” Burrow told reporters as the Bengals prepare for Sunday’s contest in Santa Clara against...2023
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• Bengals land Washington guard Jaxson Kirkland, per report
Photo by Brian Murphy/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Bengals add depth to their offensive line with a guy who didn’t allow a sack in 2022. The Cincinnati Bengals never addressed the offensive line during the draft, but if they are intent on keeping offensive tackle Jonah Williams, they really didn’t need to. Instead, they waited until after the draft to sign Washington Huskies offen...2023
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• Orlando Brown Jr. and Geno Stone will play vs. Eagles

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Big news for the Bengals! The Cincinnati Bengals will have safety Geno Stone and left tackle Orlando Brown Jr. when the Philadelphia Eagles come to Paycor Stadium. On Friday, head coach Zac Taylor announced that Brown and Stone were good to go for Sunday’s big showdown. This is a major development for a Cincinnati team that’s won three of four games but ...2024
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• Trevor Siemian to Bengals after Brandon Allen joins 49ers
Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports The Bengals have a new backup QB. The Cincinnati Bengals have a new backup quarterback. Wednesday morning, news broke that former backup Brandon Allen was signing with the San Francisco 49ers. Shortly thereafter, word came down that the Bengals were signing Trevor Siemian, who will now be the presumed QB2 in Cincinnati this fall. NFL Network reporter James Pal...2023
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• Joe Burrow gets historic contract extension with Bengals, per report

Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK The Bengals and Joe Burrow have agreed to the biggest contract in franchise history. It’s finally done. Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals have agreed to one of the richest contract extensions in NFL history and easily the biggest in franchise history. According to Adam Schefter, it’s a five-year deal worth up to $275 million. It’s also got...2023
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• Katie Blackburn reacts to Jonah Williams’ trade request after Bengals “blindsided” him with Orlando Brown Jr. signing
Sam Greene-USA TODAY Sports While it’s fair for Jonah Williams to say he was blindsided by the addition of Orlando Brown Jr., that doesn’t mean the Bengals are the “bad guys” here. When the Cincinnati Bengals signed Orlando Brown Jr., they found their new franchise left tackle for the next four years. That position was manned for the previous three years by Jonah Williams, who the team sel...2023
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• Twitter reacts to long-time Bengals DE Sam Hubbard retiring
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• Tags, Tee and Tate: The Bengals’ Latest on The Orange and Black Insider

Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images The Bengals made some big headlines to kick off the month of March, but releasing one starting veteran and putting the franchise tag on one of their star receivers. The offseason is in full swing, with the figureheads of NFL teams wrapping up their annual Indianapolis festivities. Aside from who has been impressing at the NFL Combine and who might be connecte...2025
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• Trent Brown on Amarius Mims: “He’ll have an All-Pro career”
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• The Orange and Black Insider: The Current State of Who Dey

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images Changes are coming, as the Bengals look ahead to the 2025 offseason. Well, they made an admirable run at things at the end, but the Cincinnati Bengals came up just short of the playoffs. Again. Word came down on Monday that major coaching shake-ups were occurring inside of the walls of Paycor Stadium, but Zac Taylor remains as head co...2025
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• Broncos vs Bengals Preview: The Orange and Black Insider

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images We take a look aback at the win against the Browns, the upcoming clash against the Broncos with the postseason on the line and give away two tickets to this Saturday’s game! As the season winds down, the stakes are getting higher and higher. Cincinnati needs to keep winning and the Bengals have a huge matchup this Saturday. The Denver Broncos currently ho...2024
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• Podcast: What now for the Bengals?

Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Bengals are shockingly 0-3. What can be done about it? We’re nearly into October, and the Cincinnati Bengals have yet to win a football game. After not even winning a preseason game, the 0-3 Bengals are now traveling to Asheville to take on the Carolina Panthers. On this week’s episode of Matt and Willie Know Ball, Willie Lut...2024
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