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• Bengals News (6/23): Paycor Stadium Lease Update

Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports Where do the Bengals and Hamilton county stand as June 30th approaches. Bengals wanted a lease extension, Hamilton County wants a new lease. We break it downHamilton County Administrator Jeff Aluotto has said the April offers from each party are a “snapshot in time” and that they do not necessarily represent the current status of negotiations. Wide Experienc...2025
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• Key takeaways from Bengals OTAs

Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Here are the key points, just in case you haven’t been paying attention. The Cincinnati Bengals are cruising through the offseason now that mandatory minicamp has concluded, and I’m here to break down what you’ve missed — just in case you haven’t been paying attention. We’ll start with the black cloud: Trey Hendrickson’s very pub...2025
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• Demetrius Knight Jr. is already pushing for a starting linebacker role

Jordan Prather-Imagn Images The second-round pick is working to be alongside Logan Wilson in September. The Cincinnati Bengals have their hands full with the Shemar Stewart contract situation as training camp approaches. The front office and first round pick are having contract disagreements, and it has lasted since he was selected back in April. The first-round pick is still unsigned, but...2025
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• Bengals News (6/18): Captain BJ Hill?

Jenna Watson/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK It has a certain ring to it, don’t ya think? Bengals News Bengals need new faces to don captain status in 2025 The Cincinnati Bengals are going to need some new captains in 2025. ‘Lucky’ Bengals Found A Gem in Sixth-Round Running Back Tahj Brooks The Cincinnati Bengals struggled mightily rushing the football last season, ranking 30th with just 92....2025
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• Tuesday Trenches: Crystal ball

Predicting the future isn’t something I’ve ever been good at, especially when it comes to the Bengals. So here’s what my crystal ball says: We’re in the dog days of summer, at least as far as the NFL is concerned. It’s hot, and it’s just going to get hotter over the next couple of months, but the league is on summer break. The Cincinnati Bengals have broken minicamp without Trey Hendrickson and fi...2025
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• What the Bengals linebacker room looks like after Germaine Pratt’s release

Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Logan Wilson (55) celebrates after recovering a fumble in the fourth quarter of the NFL Week 9 game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Las Vegas Raiders at Paycor Stadium in downtown Cincinnati on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024. The Bengals collected their first win at home with a 41-24 victory over the Raiders. | Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images...2025
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• The Linc - Drew Mukuba draws comparisons to Budda Baker and other All-Pro safeties

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 5/25/25. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... Could Eagles rookie Andrew Mukuba start? Winding road to NFL prepped him for challenge - The AthleticThe Eagles most appreciate the versatility Mukuba affords them in coverage. Roseman emphasized upon drafting Mukuba that it’s “really hard to find cover safeties...2025
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• Demetrius Knight confirms he practiced on Monday

Jeff Blake-Imagn Images Good news for the Bengals. It was a big day for the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday as they saw their second-round draft pick suit up for practice during the rookie minicamp. Speculation has been swirling surrounding the Bengals as two of their draft picks (including Shamar Stewart) remained unsigned. With plenty of talk around the holdout and the injury waiver, seein...2025
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• Injury protection is another issue that’s keeping the Bengals from signing Shemar Stewart

Albert Cesare/The Cincinnati Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images A bad look for the Bengals. It may not be just one thing that’s keeping Shemar Stewart from signing his rookie deal after all. On Monday, PFT’s Mike Florio reported on why Stewart is holding out, citing the percentage of compensation in future years to be paid as a training camp roster bonus as the main reason the C...2025
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• 14 winners and 6 losers from the Bengals’ 2025 draft class

Frank Bowen IV/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Cincinnati stuck with six picks and is finalizing its UDFA group, as they look for another championship run in 2025. However, with new additions come both beneficiaries and those whose roster chances potentially dwindle. The Cincinnati Bengals’ 2025 draft class has been met with a myriad of opinions, but it largely addressed...2025
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• Final 2025 NFL Draft grades for all 32 teams

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images Final grades for the 2025 NFL Draft for every team, with only one A+ When you write about the NFL Draft you’ve heard it all before: “Grading a draft is dumb,” We don’t know how these guys will be for three years,” and “Y’all were so wrong about [insert player here].” We get it. The draft in an imprecise science at best, and so much of evaluating a class i...2025
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• Twitter reacts to Day 3 picks for the Cincinnati Bengals

Jacob Musselman-Imagn Images Cincinnati filled some much-needed holes, but not all of Twitter loved its decisions. The Cincinnati Bengals had three Day 3 picks, and they used them to solidify their roster. After starting their first two days by taking Shemar Stewart, Demetrius Knight Jr., and Dylan Fairchild, the Bengals still had ample holes. They used their third day to solidify positio...2025
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• 5 winners and 4 losers from Day 3 of NFL Draft

Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images Who had a great weekend and who has a tough hill to climb now after the draft? The Cincinnati Bengals finished their draft today and the final round really solidified several players' spots on this roster before we even make it to training camp. Here are the winners and losers from Day 3 of the draft. Winners Geno Stone: I don't think anyone went into the d...2025
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• Bengals draft Jalen Rivers in Round 5

Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images Another lineman! With the 153rd overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, the Cincinnati Bengals have selected Miami Hurricanes offensive lineman Jalen Rivers. Originally a class of 2020 recruit, Rivers bounced around the offensive line during his college career. He spent the 2021 and 2022 seasons at left guard, then moved to left tackle in 2023 before bouncin...2025
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• What are the biggest Day 3 needs for the Bengals?

Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images Cincinnati grabbed a linebacker and a guard in Rounds 2 and 3. What’s left? Most of us were left scratching our heads with at least one of the selections by the Cincinnati Bengals on Day 2 of the 2025 NFL Draft, but they continued to fill needs even though neither of their selections made you stand up and shout. Sure, linebacker was a need, but Demetrius K...2025
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• Best available players for the Colts in Round 2

Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images Which players fell out of Round 1 that could potentially end up available at pick 45 for the Colts to snag? Photo by Justin Casterline/Getty Images Mike Green, Edge, Marshall On tape, Green looks like Edge 2 in this class behind only Abdul Carter. However his off the field concerns with 2 separate sexuall assault allegations in High Sc...2025
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• Vikings Links: Free Agency Day 23 Open Thread

Photo by David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images It’s JJ or Bust! Minnesota Vikings News and Links 5 QB Takeaways: Kevin O’Connell on Confidence in J.J. McCarthy; Conversation with Aaron Rodgers O’Connell said McCarthy has heard some of the Vikings play calls “100 times now” and knows the entire protection system. “He knows why we change certain runs to run it the other way, and ...2025
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• Exclusive Senior Bowl Interview: LB Demetrius Knight, former QB with coverage skills to play quickly

Jordan Prather-Imagn Images Let’s build up the Browns linebacker group in the NFL draft with a guy who will stick somebody The Cleveland Browns have one of the best defensive minds in the league coaching the defense, Jim Schwartz. He loves run-stoppers. His philosophy is for the defensive front four to be the pass rusher and the linebackers are now free to cover running backs and tight end...2025
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"Sanders (SCar) RB Raheim Sanders (SCar) DL Tonka Hemingway (SCar) LB Demetrius Knight (SCar) CB O’Donnell Fortune (SCar) S Xavier Scott (Illinois) WR Pat Bryant (Illinois) Back in 2021, the Rams drafted Ernest Jones out of South Carolina at linebacker."

• Bengals News (6/23): Paycor Stadium Lease Update
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• Bengals News (6/18): Captain BJ Hill?
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• Bengals News (6/10): Farewell, Germaine Pratt

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images The core of the 2021 defense hardly remains. Bengals News Germaine Pratt Deserved Better From the Bengals, but That Just Makes Him the Newest Member of a Large Club The split between Pratt and the Cincinnati Bengals has seemed inevitable for months. Why did it take so long? Demetrius Knight Jr. ignites Cincinnati Bengals’ defense revolution after Germaine ...2025
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• Bengals Podcast: Flag Football Fantasy Draft

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images We cover the topics the other podcasts won’t. Olympic flag football fever... Catch it! Spike it! Do a little dance. It looks like NFL players will be allowed to compete in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, much to the chagrin of the US National Flag Football Team (who have notably played and grown the sport, not to mention won multiple world championships ov...2025
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• Browns 2025 Schedule Primer: Week 1 & 18, Cincinnati Bengals roster changes, updates and more

Photo by Michael Allio/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Browns take on the Bengals in Weeks 1 & 18 of the 2025 regular season The Cleveland Browns will host the Cincinnati Bengals in Weeks 1 & 18 of the 2025 NFL season. Now that this year’s NFL schedule has been officially released, we can break down each matchup and each team for the upcoming season. The Bengals started the 2024 season po...2025
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• Film Room: A clear role for Barrett Carter in Al Golden’s defense

Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images Carter makes plays in the passing game. After signing two linebackers in free agency, it was unexpected to see the Cincinnati Bengals select two more in the 2025 NFL Draft, However, Al Golden’s words and Barrett Carter’s film reveal that Demetrius Knight and Carter are two very different types of linebackers. Golden talked about how to have a major impact...2025
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• Mel Kiper suggests Bengals had the worst draft and Browns had the best one

Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Mel Kiper had opposite views of how the Ohio teams did in the 2025 NFL Draft. After the NFL Draft, we always get the grades from the experts, and we now have Mel Kiper Jr.’s grade for the Cincinnati Bengals Kiper not only gives the Bengals one of the lowest grades in the class, he gives the Cleveland Browns the highest at an A+. That...2025
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• Bengals News (4/28): Demetrius Knight Jr. talks about delivery-driver past

Photo by Peter Joneleit/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Bengals new linebacker has always delivered. Bengals 2025 NFL Draft NotebookThe first three rounds were uncommonly impactful in recent club history with two potential Opening Day starters and a rotational regular. The sense is the trio of players they grabbed on Saturday's last day of the draft were ranked much higher on their dr...2025
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• Bengals News (4/27): Early front-runner at guard?

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Dylan Fairchild apparently is in a position where one of the starting guard spots is his to lose. Bengals Select LB Barrett Carter With 119th Overall PickBengals Reaction: "Impressive human being. 4.0 GPA. Pre-snap, he's clearly in charge of that defense. A pure stack linebacker, but good in zone with good coverage skills. Four-down value. Early down. Thi...2025
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• Bengals select RB Tahj Brooks with their final pick of 2025 NFL Draft

Photo by John E. Moore III/Getty Images A new backfield teammate for Chase Brown. With their final selection in the 2025 NFL Draft, the Cincinnati Bengals have selected Texas Tech running back Tahj Brooks. A 5-foot-9, 214-pound Texas native, Brooks ended his career as one of the best to ever suit up for the Red Raiders. He finished his collegiate career with 879 carries for 4,557 yards and...2025
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• How to Watch Day 3 of the NFL Draft, news, and all-day open thread

Photo by Ian Johnson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The latest news and all the information you’ll need to watch the final day of the NFL Draft. The Cincinnati Bengals made another stir on Day 2 of the NFL draft when they reached a little for linebacker Demetrius Knight in the second round. Is a talented player, but someone who is already 25 years old. They also added protection for Joe ...2025
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• Drafting For Linebackers, Cornerbacks and Safeties

Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images Depth needed badly everywhere We continue with our assessments of the New York Jets roster in determining what plan of action to take during the 2025 NFL Draft. This is the outside part of the building process that is vital to the success of the defense. We now turn our attention to the linebackers and defensive backs, where the Jets need help but it’s not...2025
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• Twitter reactions to Bengals releasing Germaine Pratt

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images Playoff P is leaving the Queen City. Monday afternoon, it was reported that the Cincinnati Bengals would release long-time starting linebacker Germaine Pratt. Fans reacted the way they normally do — all over the place. Pratt isn’t coming off of a great 2024 season, but he also corralled the game-winning interception to end the Bengals' 31-year playoff drou...2025
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• Demetrius Knight Jr. goes from QB and Door Dash driver to Bengals draft pick

Demetrius Knight Jr. | Jordan Prather-Imagn Images Cincinnati’s second-round selection struggled to make ends meet while at Charlotte. Life has not been particularly easy for former University of South Carolina linebacker Demetrius Knight Jr., who the Cincinnati Bengals selected in Round 2 with the 49th pick of the 2025 NFL Draft. Knight began his college career at Georgia Tech from 2019-2...2025
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• Bengals News (4/28): Demetrius Knight Jr. talks about delivery-driver past
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• Mel Kiper suggests Bengals had the worst draft and Browns had the best one
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• Bengals select Demetrius Knight in Round 2

BRYAN TERRY/THE OKLAHOMAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Bengals find a new linebacker. With the 49th overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, the Cincinnati Bengals have selected South Carolina linebacker Demetrius Knight. The 6-foot-2, 235-pound Knight is one of the oldest prospects in this year’s draft at 25 years old. He was originally a class of 2019 recruit as a quarterback befo...2025
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• Grade the pick: Bengals select Demetrius Knight Jr.

Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images A productive linebacker will be coming to Cincy. Night two of the 2025 NFL Draft is underway, and fanbases across the league are eager to learn about the newest faces joining their franchises. After selecting Shamar Stewart last night with the 17th pick, the Cincinnati Bengals returned to the podium tonight with the 49th pick. With their second-round se...2025
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• Bengals cutting Germaine Pratt

Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Adios, amigo. The Cincinnati Bengals have finally made a decision on Germaine Pratt. According to NFL Network reporter Tom Pelissero, the Bengals are cutting Pratt. Pratt had previously requested a trade, and it appeared the Bengals attempted to facilitate one, but no deal ever happened, as no team likely wanted to take on his 20...2025
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• Film Room: The Bengals found an instant starter in Demetrius Knight

Photo by Johnnie Izquierdo/Getty Images This guy is a BEAST. There was surprise among fans when the Cincinnati Bengals selected South Carolina linebacker Demetrius Knight in Round 2, but there is a reason the team targeted him. Knight is a versatile linebacker with old-school toughness and new-school speed. He is big and fast and a leader, and he became a captain for a very talented defens...2025
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• Bengals draft gets worst GPA for 2025 NFL Draft

Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images Someone took the time to average out all grades teams got from major outlets, and the Bengals were the worst. The Cincinnati Bengals finished the 2025 NFL draft with a group of players most probably wouldn't have expected them to end up with. That could very well be what led most evaluators to give them a less-than-favorable grade. Well, René Bugner did ...2025
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• Bengals select RB Tahj Brooks with their final pick of 2025 NFL Draft
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• Bengals News (6/13): Demetrius Knight shines at minicamp

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images One defensive rookie is turning heads during practice. QUICK HITS | Demetrius Knight Jr. Turning Heads as Mandatory Minicamp Closes"Just to rub it in a little bit. Just to put the lethal assassin touch on it. Put the Joe Shiesty on it right there. He let him out of the bag a little bit," Knight said. "It was a no-look pass. He has just checking in on me i...2025
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• Bengals News (5/12): KickPherson

Katie Stratman-Imagn Images The Bengals’ star kicker is looking for a bounce-back year, wherein he can aid the Bengals to another deep playoff run. Bengals News Bengals Rookie LBs Find The Man With The Golden Defense | QUICK HITS The Bengals’ one-day rookie minicamp on Friday had the goal of helping acclimate newcomers to the coaches and their playbooks, and linebacker Demetrius Knight Jr...2025
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• Demetrius Knight confirms he practiced on Monday
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• Bengals News (5/5): What’s Next?

Tork Mason / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Bengals are assessing the status of their roster as workouts have commenced. Bengals News Sinatra And Strength: Bengals No Strangers To Draft Picks Demetrius Knight Jr. And Dylan Fairchild The Bengals welcomed rookies Demetrius Knight Jr. and Dylan Fairchild to Paycor Stadium Saturday. But it’s not exactly like they’re strangers. Former ...2025
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• Final 2025 NFL Draft grades for all 32 teams
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• 10 potentially surprising first-round candidates for the Detroit Lions

Photo by CFP/Getty Images Running through NFL Draft scenarios to brace Detroit Lions fans for the inevitable unexpected decision. We’ve officially reached that point in the NFL Draft cycle where Detroit Lions fans know the usual suspects mocked to Detroit — and most have locked in their own favorite targets. But if Brad Holmes has taught us anything over the past four drafts, it’s this: he...2025
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• Bucs Nation 2025 NFL Draft Roundtable

Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images The Bucs Nation staff discusses different draft topics ahead of Thursday’s grand kickoff. With the draft less than 36 hours away, anticipation is steadily building. What will the Buccaneers do with their 19th overall pick? All of the writers at Bucs Nation sat down (metaphorically) and discussed (virtually) all of the possibilities that we all might w...2025
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• NFL Draft What If: What if the Bengals traded up in Round 1?

Photo by Steve Limentani/ISI Photos/Getty Images All in. In this five-part series, I ask “what if?” and explore different draft scenarios. I will do 15 mock drafts and use this as an avenue to discuss 97 different prospects for the Cincinnati Bengals. “Time. Space. Reality. It’s more than a linear path... I am your guide through these vast new realities.” - The Watcher - What If...? Perhap...2025
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• 2025 NFL Draft: A Top 10 positional ranking of defensive prospects

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images Who is your favorite defensive prospect in this year’s NFL Draft? With the 2025 NFL Draft now a week away (April 24-26), positional rankings and big board's for all 32 NFL teams should all be pretty close to finalized. That means all the guesstimating and speculation that has taken place over the past several months will finally be clarified when we l...2025
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