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Bengals sign RB Bernard, only 1 pick left unsigned
The Bengals have signed running back Giovani Bernard of North Carolina, leaving only one of their 10 draft picks without a deal. Bernard was the second of their two picks in the second round. He'll get a chance to win a spot as a change-of-pace back, complementing BenJarvus Green-Ellis. Earlier ...
Dalton already working on the long pass
Andy Dalton saw A.J. Green lined up on the outside and let it fly, lofting the ball deep down the sideline. Nobody had to guess what the Bengals are focused on during their offseason team practices. Throw deep. As much as possible. Dalton is trying to refine the long-distance connection ...
Bengals open OTAs with deep thoughts
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton heard a lot of criticism this offseason, with much of it focused on his deep-ball accuracy. It was, after all, a deep-ball overthrow to A.J. Green in the playoff loss at Houston that cost the Bengals a chance to take the lead late in the ...
Bengals backup QB derby off and running
While the majority of the Cincinnati Bengals were in more of a casual, relaxed mode for the start of OTAs Tuesday at Paul Brown Stadium, the three guys vying to back up Andy Dalton at quarterback are competing hard with each limited snap they get. “Obviously we’re in a competition, ...
Competition opens for Bengals backup QB job
Josh Johnson replaced his tiger-striped helmet with a Bengals stocking cap after practice on a sunny, 82-degree afternoon. The fifth-year quarterback was the only player looking for a little extra warmth. No, he's not from around here. Nor are the two others trying out for the same job. The competition ...
Kirkpatrick still working his way back from knee injury
Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick, the team’s first-round pick last year, said the injured left knee that forced him to miss most of his rookie season still is not fully healed, but it’s close. “I don’t want to rate it,” Kirkpatrick said when asked how close to 100 percent he ...
Healthy, happy Harrison arrives in Cincinnati
Saying he feels as good as he has since 2008 when he won the NFL Defensive Player of the Year award, Cincinnati linebacker James Harrison met with the local media Tuesday in his first press conference since signing with the Bengals on April 23. Dressed in a snug gray t-shirt ...
Harrison joins Bengals, motivated by Pittsburgh
James Harrison sat in front of the Bengals backdrop, leaned on his right forearm — the one with "James" tattooed length-wise — and thought about his day. "It's a change," he said of his introduction to tiger stripes. "That's definite. But everything has a reason, and everything happens for a ...
Bengals sign two more draft picks, one CFA
The Cincinnati Bengals signed two more draft picks and another college free agent Monday. Fourth-rounder Sean Porter, a 6-foot-1, 230-pound linebacker from Texas A&M, and sixth-round selection Rex Burkhead, a 5-10, 214-pound running back from Nebraska, signed their rookie deals, bringing the number of draft picks under contract to five. ...
Bengals sign 2 more draft picks
The Bengals signed two more of their draft choices on Monday, leaving five of their 10 picks under contract. Linebacker Sean Porter from Texas A&M, a fourth-round pick, and running back Rex Burkhead from Nebraska, taken in the sixth round, agreed to deals one day after the team's rookie minicamp ...
Trotwood’s Roundtree thrilled to be a Bengals longshot
Roy Roundtree’s odds are as long as his smile is broad. The Trotwood-Madison High School and University of Michigan graduate got his first taste of NFL life over the weekend while competing in the Cincinnati Bengals rookie minicamp as one of a dozen undrafted college free agents. And he said ...
Eifert gives his mom a special gift
Instead of brunch with their moms this morning, the newest Cincinnati Bengals will be on the field at Paul Brown Stadium wrapping up rookie minicamp. But at least one rookie, first-round pick Tyler Eifert, already gave his mom, Julie, her Mother’s Day gift. And there’s a chance you may have ...
Bengals’ McCalebb emerges from broken home with unbroken spirit
When the Cincinnati Bengals signed Onterio McCalebb as an undrafted college free agent, they let him know up front their intent was to switch him from running back to cornerback. The Auburn University product had no problem with thatt because change is something he has been dealing with his whole ...
Bengals sign two draft picks
The Cincinnati Bengals officially announced the signing of two draft picks Friday on the opening day of rookie minicamp. Seventh-rounders Reid Fragel, an offensive tackle from Ohio State, and T.J. Johnson, a center from South Carolina, each signed four-year deals worth a reported $2.2 million over the course of the ...
Joiner relishing his second chance
The majority of the players taking part in Cincinnati Bengals rookie minicamp Friday were taking their first steps in the NFL. But for linebacker Brandon Joiner, it was the second chance he always hoped he would get. “It felt amazing,” Joiner said after the morning practice. “It was a blessing ...
Bengals get started on 2 tight-end offense
Tyler Eifert lined up here, there and just about everywhere during his first practice with the Cincinnati Bengals. Felt like old times. The Bengals got started on their new tight end-heavy passing game Friday at the start of a weekend rookie minicamp. A lot of the focus was on Eifert, ...
Hawkins, Gilberry reflect on CFA climbs
Living in the past is a sure way to shorten your future in the NFL, but a few of the veterans in the Cincinnati Bengals locker room couldn’t resist the urge to rewind their minds Monday as they began their fourth and final week of voluntary OTAs. The spark that ...
Bengals trying to diversify running game
Six years passed before the Bengals drafted a running back in anything other than one of the last rounds, an indication the position wasn't all that much of a priority. Now they're getting serious about diversifying their running game. The Bengals took tailback Giovani Bernard from North Carolina in the ...
Dalton: No excuses for Bengals offense in 2013
After going to the Pro Bowl as a rookie, Andy Dalton improved his numbers in nearly every category last year, went 3-0 on the road in December and led the Cincinnati Bengals to back-to-back playoff berths for the first time in 30 years. But Dalton’s performance in the two playoff ...
Green-Ellis knows how effective double-tight offense can be
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton said he is excited about the possibilities presented by using a two-tight end system with Pro Bowler Jermaine Gresham and first-round pick Tyler Eifert, and he’s not alone. Running back BenJarvus Green-Ellis, who saw firsthand how effective the system can be during his days in ...
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