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• The latest on Bengals’ lease negotiations with Hamilton County: Is relocation on the table?

Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Things have gotten messy between the Bengals and Hamilton County. Cincinnati Bengals Executive Vice President Katie Blackburn is currently in Palm Beach, Florida at the NFL’s annual league meeting. While in attendance, she sat down with some local reporters, including The Athletic’s Paul Dehner Jr., to discuss everything from som...2025
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• Bengals (4/1): Trey Hendrickson trade to Lions proposal

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images What could a trade look like if the Bengals are forced into making a deal. Bengals mock draft trade ships away Trey Hendrickson to LionsThis would value Hendrickson as a second-round pick, albeit one of the very last selections (61st pick). De facto general manager Duke Tobin would have two first-round picks to add defensive help, with Cincinnati jumping a...2025
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• Teven Jenkins was never a 'realistic option' for Bengals, per report

Photo by Amy Lemus/NurPhoto via Getty Images It appears the Bengals aren't after one of the top free agent guards on paper. The Cincinnati Bengals still have a glaring need at right guard headed into Wave 2 of free agency. A big-name free agent some were hoping for never seemed to be in the cards, according to The Athletic's Paul Dehner: "Teven Jenkins is a name out there in recent days bu...2025
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• Twitter reactions to Bengals’ opening day of free agency

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images The Bengals landed Oren Burks and TJ Slaton while re-signing several of their own. The Cincinnati Bengals have made quite a bit of moves on the first day of free agency. The Bengals brought back BJ Hill, Joseph Ossai, and a familiar face in Samaje Perine. The Bengals also brought in TJ Slaton and Oren Burks to help bolster the defensive side of the football as well. ...2025
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• Twitter reactions and approval poll for Bengals cutting Alex Cappa

Photo by Ric Tapia/Getty Images A veteran is moving on. Monday morning, the Cincinnati Bengals announced that they had released starting right guard Alex Cappa. Cappa came to the Bengals ahead of the 2022 season after starting his career with Tampa Bay. Cappa’s first season in Cincinnati went well, but after an ankle injury the following season, never seemed to return to form. His 2024 sea...2025
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• Bengals insider thinks Tee Higgins is extended ahead of free agency

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Could it happen? The Cincinnati Bengals want to sign Tee Higgins to a long term contract extension. Joe Burrow has publicly clamored for Higgins to stay in Cincinnati for the foreseeable future. Higgins changing representation suggests that he would like to stay in Cincinnati as well. There certainly feels like a lot of momentum for the deal to get done, ...2025
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• Rams top free agent target might not even become available

Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images What happens if WR Tee Higgins doesn’t become available for Rams in free agency The wide receiver position will be one of focus this offseason for the Los Angeles Rams. With the wide receiver room being built around Puka Nacua, the front office needs to do everything that they can to find a complementary piece next to him. The Rams will likely trade or rele...2025
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• Bengals' TE Erick All expected to miss 2025 season
Complications from ACL injury #Bengals' rookie TE Erick All Jr. is expected to miss the 2025 season due to his ACL injury suffered Nov. 3. All's injury exposed a complicated fix from a previous ACL tear and requires two surgeries. (Paul Dehner Jr. on X) FF Today's Take: All suffered a torn ACL on November 3rd and needs two surgeries to correctly heal his knee. He's already had on...2025
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• Erick All Jr. set to miss entire 2025 NFL season

Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Bengals won’t have their promising rookie tight end in 2025. There was a time when Erick All Jr. looked like a nice NFL Draft steal for the Cincinnati Bengals. Sadly, that took a major hit when All suffered a season-ending ACL tear in November during a 41-24 win over the Las Vegas Raiders. Now, that injury is likely going ...2025
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• Twitter reacts to nail-biting finish in Bengals’ win vs. the Steelers

Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images The Bengals needed a win to keep the playoff hunt alive, and now it all comes down to other teams on Sunday. The Cincinnati Bengals’ playoff hopes hinged on going on a run to finish the season, and they’ve done that after taking down the Pittsburgh Steelers, 19-17. If the Bengals had managed to win one more during the season, then there’d be no more worri...2025
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• Twitter celebrates Joe Burrow’s greatness and the Bengals’ win over Broncos

Katie Stratman-Imagn Images The Bengals kept their playoff hopes alive with an exhilarating overtime win over the Broncos. The Cincinnati Bengals’ hopes of making the NFL Playoffs have been hanging on by a thread for a while. That thread just got stronger with their first victory against a team with a winning record, taking down the Denver Broncos 30-24 in overtime. With the victory, the ...2024
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• Speechless

Photo by Todd Rosenberg/Getty Images This team has left everyone with a whole lot of questions and no answers. The Cincinnati Bengals’ 44-38 home loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers left many speechless. Where do we even begin with this team? Front office? Coaching? Talent? Let’s hit on each of them. This front office has given the fans a lot of mixed feelings over the last few years. From let...2024
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• 3 things we learned from the Bengals’ home win over the Raiders

Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Joe Burrow will not back down. It took until November for the Cincinnati Bengals to win a game at home. And Joe Burrow had to be on top of his game for it to happen. But at least it was a blowout. So, what did we learn from the 41-24 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders? Joe Burrow has no chill Needless to say, falling to 3-6 an...2024
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• Twitter reactions to Bengals’ dominant win over the Raiders

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images The Bengals got the win (and Griddy) they desperately needed in the fashion they desperately needed. The question is, can the momentum continue against the Ravens, and will they make a move at the NFL Trade Deadline? The Cincinnati Bengals came in against the Las Vegas Raiders after a tough loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, beat up missing Tee and Zack Moss...2024
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• Another positive injury update on Orlando Brown Jr. and Geno Stone

Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Both players have a shot to play vs. the Eagles. As the Bengals prepare to host the Philadelphia Eagles, the biggest storyline for Cincinnati is the health of left tackle Orlando Brown Jr. and safety Geno Stone. Both players left Sunday’s win over the Cleveland Browns with lower-body injuries and did not return. Stone was actually put in an air cast, but that ...2024
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• Joe Burrow: Nobody on Bengals is panicking

Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK It’s one game, folks. Take your very worst-case scenario for the Cincinnati Bengals’ season opener against the Cleveland Browns. And then pile some more brown on there. And you still wouldn’t have the toilet-busting mess we saw today. But these are Joe Burrow’s Bengals. A team whose season ended in disappointment last year when they didn’t win it...2023
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• The latest on Bengals’ lease negotiations with Hamilton County: Is relocation on the table?
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• Bengals (4/1): Trey Hendrickson trade to Lions proposal
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• Teven Jenkins was never a 'realistic option' for Bengals, per report
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• Twitter reactions to Bengals’ opening day of free agency
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• Twitter reactions and approval poll for Bengals cutting Alex Cappa
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• Bengals insider thinks Tee Higgins is extended ahead of free agency
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• Twitter reactions and approval poll for Bengals cutting Sheldon Rankins

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images One and done. The Cincinnati Bengals cut defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins on Friday. The move was expected after Rankins played only seven games in 2024 after he was signed to fill the role of the departed D.J. Reader. Rankins played only seven games, missing the second half of the season with an illness. The illness was unknown until ...2025
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• Rams top free agent target might not even become available
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• Bengals' TE Erick All expected to miss 2025 season
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• Erick All Jr. set to miss entire 2025 NFL season
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• Rams top free agent target might not even become available
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• Twitter reactions to Bengals firing Lou Anarumo, Frank Pollack and others

Photo by Melinda Meijer/ISI Photos/Getty Images Big changes to the Bengals coaching staff. The Cincinnati Bengals wasted no time in letting the world know that the last two seasons of non-playoff football were unacceptable. Despite ending this season on a five-game winning streak, everyone remembers how bad the Bengals were when they sat at 4-8 with one of the worst defenses in franchise ...2025
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• Twitter reacts to nail-biting finish in Bengals’ win vs. the Steelers
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• Twitter reactions to Bengals’ cathartic victory against the Cowboys

Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images The Bengals have struggled with bad luck all season, but they finally got a good turn of luck to get the win against the Cowboys. The Cincinnati Bengals season in 2024 has been one nightmare after another, every single game ending with terrible luck and a loss. Finally, against the Cowboys it flipped the other way when the Bengals recovered their own blocke...2024
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• Twitter reacts to the Bengals’ playoff-killing loss to the Steelers

Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images The Bengals’ disastrous season continued with a terrible defensive performance against the Steelers. The Cincinnati Bengals season has been a nightmare from start to finish so far, and that was no different against the Steelers, with the defense continually folding like paper. With nine of their last 10 top-100 picks being defense, along with signing multi...2024
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• 3 things we learned from the Bengals’ home win over the Raiders
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• Joe Burrow gives a blunt but brutal assessment of the Cincinnati Bengals

Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images The Bengals season has gotten off to a rough start, and Burrow knows it, but he's not ready to give up. The Cincinnati Bengals absolutely dominated the fourth quarter of the game against the Philadelphia Eagles after keeping it close through the first three. In a must-win game, this was an embarrassing performance for the Bengals. The season isn’t over y...2024
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• Twitter reacts to Bengals’ defensive victory over the Browns

Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images The Bengals need to put together some wins to keep their season alive, and they took care of business as needed for the second week in a row. The Cincinnati Bengals season has gotten off to a rough start overall, but with the win against the Browns, the team is almost back up to .500. With a win against the Eagles next week, the Bengals will be right back...2024
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• The latest on Bengals’ lease negotiations with Hamilton County: Is relocation on the table?
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• Bengals insider thinks Tee Higgins is extended ahead of free agency
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• Twitter celebrates Joe Burrow’s greatness and the Bengals’ win over Broncos
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• Daijahn Anthony feels the support from his teammates and coaches

Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK The rookie feels like his teammates and coaches have his back. Near the end of the Cincinnati Bengals’ Week 2 game against the Kansas City Chiefs in Arrowhead Stadium, Joe Burrow and the Bengals were leading by a score of 25-23. With 48 seconds left in the game, on a fourth-and-16 play, Patrick Mahomes threw a pass intended for Rashee Rice as ...2024
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• Twitter loves the Bengals’ massive addition of Trent Brown

Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images Brown was among the NFL’s best offensive tackles in 2023. Entering Week 2 of NFL free agency, the Cincinnati Bengals had a massive need at right tackle. What better way to fix that than with a massive human being? After hosting free agent Trent Brown for a visit on Tuesday, the team made sure he didn’t leave town without signing on the dotted line, as he’...2024
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• Twitter reactions to Bengals losing Brian Callahan to Titans

Thanks for the memories, Coach. The Cincinnati Bengals have lost Brian Callahan, who will become the next head coach of the Tennessee Titans. With both Bengals coordinators being up for head-coaching positions last offseason, it really isn’t a shocker that one of them was finally nabbed by an opponent. Callahan will join the likes of a young Will Levis in Nashville, looking to bring back glory to...2024
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• Twitter reactions from Bengals’ loss to Texans

Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images A wild game to stop the Bengals winning streak. The Cincinnati Bengals had a fight on their hands today as CJ Stroud and the Houston Texans looked to get a signature win to add to their resume. Well, they did just that as the Texans came into the Queen City and picked up the win, 30-27. The first half started off about as well as you could have asked for ...2023
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• Devon Still Cut by Bengals: Latest Comments, Reaction
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• Devon Still's Daughter Will Watch Her Dad Play in Person for the 1st Time on TNF
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• Jermaine Gresham to Cardinals: Latest Contract Details, Comments and Reaction
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• Vontaze Burfict Asked to Apologize to Cameraman by Bengals
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• Joe Burrow likely out for season

Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK Brutal news for the Bengals and their playoff hopes. We now know the extent of Joe Burrow’s injury. During the Cincinnati Bengals’ 34-20 loss to the Baltimore Ravens, Burrow was forced from the game in the second quarter with some type of wrist injury. After the game, head coach Zac Taylor said it looked like a wrist sprain. Now, The Athletic rep...2023
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• Adam Jones arrested on multiple charges
The calendar says 2017, but Pacman Jones is apparently partying like it’s 2007. Via Paul Dehner Jr. of the Cincinnati Enquirer, the veteran Bengals cornerback has been arrested on multiple charges. The initial counts were obstructing official business, disorderly conduct, and assault. All are misdemeanors. Per Dehner, Jones has since been charged with felony harassment with a…...2017
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• Police Investigating Dead Body Found in Porta-Potty Outside Bengals Stadium
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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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• Ja’Marr Chase’s status is in doubt due to back injury

Photo by Jeff Moreland/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Is Chase about to miss time? The Cincinnati Bengals just scored a huge 24-18 win over the Buffalo Bills, but it may have come at a cost. During the win, Chase took a hard fall on his back after going up for a pass in the second half that fell incomplete. He was clearly favoring his back after the play, though he wound up finishing the...2023
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• A.J. Green, Marvin Jones, Andy Dalton's Post-Week 3 Fantasy Advice
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• The latest on Bengals’ lease negotiations with Hamilton County: Is relocation on the table?
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• Teven Jenkins was never a 'realistic option' for Bengals, per report
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• Bengals to interview Al Golden Wednesday, per report

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images It looks like things may start to move fast now. Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor is expected to interview Notre Dame’s Al Golden for the team’s open defensive coordinator job on Wednesday, according to The Athletic’s Paul Dehner Jr. The Bengals fired Lou Anarumo after they finished with a disappointing 9-8 record and missed the playoffs despite Joe Burrow’s ...2025
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• First look at the Katana swords Joe Burrow got for his offensive linemen

Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images These are the real deal. You probably remember back in December when it was reported that Joe Burrow got his offensive linemen a very original gift for Christmas, Katana swords that date back to 17th century Japan. Paul Dehner Jr. gave us more detail, writing, “They are all unique. Each sword comes with its own story, from certa...2025
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• Twitter reactions to Bengals firing Lou Anarumo, Frank Pollack and others
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• Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase are optimistic Bengals can re-sign Tee Higgins

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Could they do it? Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins is playing on the franchise tag in 2024, leading to a lot of speculation about his future in Cincinnati. Higgins is widely considered the top free agent to be and it is a foregone conclusion that his next contract will come from outside of Cincinnati. That is unless you ask the Bengals’ two be...2024
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• Bengals have zero interest in trading Trey Hendrickson; examining his current contract

Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports The Bengals hoped that a one-year contract extension in 2023 would prevent this scenario. Alas, Trey Hendrickson has made a trade request. Trey Hendrickson has requested a trade. The Cincinnati Bengals are almost certainly not honoring that request. Anyone who’s followed the Bengals knows that this franchise simply does not trade away its great players, espe...2024
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• Twitter loves the Bengals’ massive addition of Trent Brown
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• Twitter reactions and highlights of Ken Riley’s Pro Football Hall of Fame induction

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports A long time coming. Former Cincinnati Bengals defensive back Ken Riley was (finally) inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame Saturday. Bengals fans have been pushing for this for years, and Saturday, Riley’s family finally got to see him immortalized in football greatness. Fans were buzzing during the induction ceremony. Here is a look at the Twitter reactio...2023
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• PFT Live: Dolphins talk with Armando Salguero, Bengals talk with Paul Dehner
The Dolphins took themselves out of the coaching change speculation after Sunday’s 37-35 victory over the Vikings when owner Stephen Ross announced that Joe Philbin would return for the 2015 season. Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald will join Mike Florio on Monday’s edition of PFT Live to discuss that decision, including whether Ross would…...2014
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