Cincinnati Bengals

By Colin Mehigan It may be the beginning of July but there is no denying the fact that the Oakland Raiders sit proudly atop the AFC West. Then again the Detroit Lions are in joint pole position in the NFC North and those Cincinnati Bengals are challenging for top spot in the AFC North with the Super Bowl Champi...

First there was a sigh. Then a roll of the eyes and a turn of the head. I had just asked quarterback Carson Palmer how he feels about his teammates becoming HBO’s latest stars this summer when “Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Cincinnati Bengals” unfolds from Georgetown (Ky.) College.

In ESPN The Magazine’s seventh annual “Ultimate Standings,” the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are rated the best of all 122 major North American pro sports franchises when it comes to paying fans back for their investment of time, money and passion.

CINCINNATI - The Bengals' 2009 offense won't be new. Just different.

Kyle Cook didn’t inherit the job as starting center for the Cincinnati Bengals. He earned it. Despite the fact Cook has played in only five NFL games with zero starts, offensive line coach Paul Alexander wasted no time in naming Cook the starter because he trusts him.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer looked good at minicamp last week, but admits that his arm strength needs some work. . . .

Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco and Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman are known for their talk on the field, but its their online chatter that's becoming good offseason entertainment.

CINCINNATI - Bengals defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer calls Dhani Jones and Dat Nguyen the most intelligent middle linebackers he's ever coached.

 IL ORT Andre Smith, Bengals: For all the attention “85” has received, the Bengals' offense hinges more on whether Smith can keep Carson Palmer upright and open lanes for Cedric Benson than whether its facially tattooed wideout reverts to form. ...

Bengals WR Chad Johnson is the #10 NFL character of all-time. www.nfl.com

CINCINNATI — The Bengals signed the first of their 11 draft picks, agreeing to terms with Morgan Trent. The

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With a healthy Carson Palmer on the field in 2009, don't be surprised to see another big year from wide receiver Chad Johnson, who looks to be taking things seriously after one of the worst seasons of his career. I also look for Coles to step in and ...

 OH By Chick Ludwig | Thursday, June 11, 2009, 10:28 PM Don't look now, but the Cincinnati Bengals are about to become … gulp … America's Team. And the stars are going to be — Who Else? — head coach Marvin Lewis, wide receiver Chad Ochocinco and ...

By Ben Cohen If education is a carrot-and-stick operation, then for students in the Cincinnati, the reward for good grades was a chance to meet the Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium. Marvin Lewis accidentally invited the life of the party instead. Oops! CPS kids get bad call from Bengals coach [Cincy.com]

A question, really. "Is this heaven?" No, it wasn't. But it was awfully close. When NFL Films calls and wants to interview you, you never-never-never say, "No." You say only, "When? Where?" I'd do anything for Stephen Douglas "Steve" Sabol, the 66-year-old American filmmaker and president...

The 33-year-old Anderson spent all but one season of his 13-year career with the Cincinnati Bengals and was named to four straight Pro Bowls. After he was cut by the Bengals in 2008, Baltimore signed him two days before its opener. Bills. ... Dancing star back with Miami San Francisco Chronicle

By Kirkendall It's hard to forget how Rivers' rookie season came to an abrupt end — on a vicious blow from Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward in Week 7. On the play, Rivers suffered a broken jaw and was out for the season. Much like Porter was to New Orleans, Cincinnati thought it had the missing playmaker it de...

By Kirkendall Honestly, we hardly knew Orien Harris. The sample size was just too limited. Always seemed like a good-fill-in-the-blank type of player when depth became a problem. However now with Domata Peko, Pat Sims, Tank Johnson, Jason Shirley and lest we not forget Central State's Pernell Phillips...

By Kirkendall about : Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Rey Maualuga, right, talks with linebackers coach Jeff Fitzgerald during the Bengals' rookie minicamp at Paul Brown Stadium, Friday, May 1, 2009, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/David Kohl) The Bengals have three more sessions. After Saturday morning,...

By Kirkendall Bengals owner Mike Brown would rather draft a top offensive lineman than a skill-position player. In 2002, Brown drafted left tackle Levi Brown instead of tight end Jeremy Shockey in the first round. So it shouldn't have been a surprise to see the Bengals take offensive tackle Andre Smith o...

By Kirkendall With the 179th pick of the 2009 NFL Draft, the Cincinnati Bengals select cornerback Morgan Trent, University of Michigan. The Bengals were secure with two first-round picks in 2006 and 2007 who have become the team's starters. After that the depth falls. Earlier in the off-season, Mike Zim...

By Nick Nasiri 6) Cincinnati Bengals—Andre Smith—With Stacy Andrews' departure they need somebody to protect Carson Palmer's blindside. 10) San Francisco 49ers—Micheal Oher—They need a QB but they are not going to risk one in the top 10 after the Smith debacle.

By Kirkendall Poll What do you want the Cincinnati Bengals to do with Chad Johnson? Keep him. He's too valuable on offense. Trade him. He's still awesome, but a fresh start for everyone is needed. Cut him. I really don't care about getting anything in return, he disrupts chemistry too much.   28 votes | Results

By Kirkendall Not to mention that the Bengals are his favorite team, while growing up in the area (played for Elder), Eric Wood is also viewed as being able to play guard in the NFL. This obviously helps the Bengals. Right guard Bobbie Williams is playing the final year under contract. If the Bengals don't dr...

By Jay McDonnell Remember when Chris Henry was told by Head Coach Marvin Lewis that he was no longer welcome in the Bengals locker room after being released for another of his many transgressions.  Well, loyal Mike Brown saw fit to resign him because of his loyalty to Henry.  Brown felt bad for him.

By Kirkendall A mock draft that has Bengals tacking defensive tackle B.J. Raji from BC. Todd McShay has the Bengals picking up Andre Smith, while Mel Kiper has the Bengals drafting Jason Smith; both offensive tackles. Mocking the Draft profiles the Bengals.

By Kirkendall When the impressed become the impressionable. Carlos Holmes of Big C Pro Football and Dayton Daily News is impressed with Marvin Lewis and the coaching staff, saying "The Bengals staff prepared the unit as if they where preparing for the Super Bowl." Players, who will be playing at the Seni...

By mondesishouse(noreply@blogger.com) I've never been one to think of Bengals WR Chad Johnson/Ocho Cinco as one of superior intelligence, outside of the way he's duped the national media to pay great attention to a decent yet distracting receiver on a horrible team. Thanks to eagle-eyed reader Joe Downey for spotting the Chad J...

By Kirkendall During the first day of minicamp, Chad Johnson and Marvin Lewis had this little exchange. Marvin Lewis: “When you gonna come give me some love?” Chad Johnson: “Ain’t no love no more. It’s business.” Marvin Lewis: “Oh, okay. Good. Business is playing.” Best Rookie: Chris Johnson, Titans

By Dave Halprin (Grizz) OK, will Carson Palmer play or won't he. And if not, what can we expect from Ryan Fitzpatrick? Eventually, yea, he will. The Bengals run a lot of three-wide receiver sets. With Henry, it will force defenses to run a deeper zone giving us a lot of underneath stuff - where T.J. Houshmandzadeh and Ben...

By Matt Loede Darren McFarland from WGFX in Nashville on the Titans win over the Vikings Shawn McAllister on the Chiefs upset over the Broncos in KC David Quinn talks about the Cowboys loss at home to the Redskins Dan Taylor gives his take on the Browns first win of the season in Cincy over the Bengals

By Kirkendall Lewis Press Conference Palmer Press Conference Marvin Lewis and the Bengals are "are working with Cincinnati Public Schools to launch a program that rewards students for getting good grades." Which linebacker is better? USC's Ray Maualuga? Or tOSU's James Laurinaitis?

By Kevin Chroust Friday, September 5, 2008 Embrace Ocho Cinco I can't stand Terrell Owens and Randy Moss isn't much better, but in a league of high-maintenance wide receivers, Chad Johnson - or should I say Chad Ocho Cinco - cracks me up. The guy wanted his jersey to read "Ocho Cinco" instead of Johnson, so he...

By Kirkendall We were wondering during Thursday Night's preseason game how the Bengals running back roster would look kickoff weekend. Curnutte believes the Bengals will dump Rudi Johnson and keep Chris Perry, Kenny Watson and DeDe Dorsey on the roster, placing James Johnson on the practice squad af...

By Chris Maier A long last training camp is upon us as Bengals players report to Georgetown today.  After an off-season marred by the Chad Johnson fiasco and the departures of troublsome WR Chris Henry and LB Odell Thurman, we can finally focus on football.   In the coming weeks we will breakdown the posit...

By Timzilla Subtract the ‘Chad Walks on Water’ Days. In two short years we’ve gone from ‘In Marvin We Trust’ to ‘In Chad We Disgust’. And I for one couldn’t be happier. My Jedi instincts say there’s at least 3 huddles-full of Bengals’ players sick of The Chad. Nauseated by The Chad. And have been for years. But l...

By Chris Maier Overall, I had read a lot of articles about the quantity of linebackers on the roster but the quality appears lacking esp after the starters.  After the departure of Odell (a move the team wouldn’t have made if they trusted him), the depth is short on experience and the upside is questionabl...

By Kirkendall Bradley Glatthaar, RB, 5'11", 245 lbs, Cincinnati (Sports Illustrated) Anthony Hoke, LB, 6'0", 238 lbs, Cincinnati (NFL Draft Countdown) ANALYSIS: Johnson is a competitive ball-carrier who could find a spot on a roster as a third running back.

By Kirkendall Where will Anthony Munoz be Sunday? Anthony Muñoz will be autographing Bengals tickets  prior to this Sunday’s home game versus the Arizona Cardinals. The ticket to the game has a picture of Muñoz on the front. Muñoz will be signing the tickets from 9 a.m. to noon outside of the Anthony Muñoz Fo...

By Kirkendall It's now to the point that many Bengals fans expect the team to lose. And not in the waning moments of the game. Here's a brief template of games this season. Bengals defense allows other team to score, a lot, and the Bengals offense is stuck forcing plays that are just not there.

By Kirkendall Brian: The Bengals' RB situation seems a bit different to me because Cincinnati has already made a contractual investment in Rudi. He's been effective in his time as a Bengal, and he'll continue to start - and he deserves to do so. I feel similarly about Losman - he had a strong 2006 season, and...

By Chris Maier Offensively the Bengals moved the ball well against the league’s number one defense.  Kenny Watson ran for 88 yards, the offensive line provided good protection and Carson didn’t force passes.  Unfortunately, due to gutless calls, key drops (Chad use your hands not your body) and a cost...

By Kirkendall Carson Palmer CompAttYardsTDsINTs182724821 Rudi Johnson Att.YardsTD23671 Chad Johnson RecYardsTD5991 Rudi Johnson's hamstring prevented him from practicing this week. Marvin Lewis will make a game-time decision on Rudi Sunday afternoon.

By Kirkendall Maybe the Bengals should trade Chad Johnson. Hold on. Of course, there are complicating issues -- the Bengals would be without a legit No. 2, there's not guarantee Houshmazilly would be as successful as a No. 1, and Chad Johnson, warts and all, is one of the league's best wideouts.

By Ryan Divish New addition — linebacker Dhani Jones — could help immediately, particularly in special team. Here's the Enquirer's story from the teleconference with Shaun Alexander. A little more detail on the Bengals' injuries. Here's a story on how the turnovers have hurt and helped the Bengals.

By Leitch Now that I've established my sociopathy, here are my Bengal fan credentials — I'm from New York, not Cincinnati. I had never even been to the Queen City until 2003. I've been to two home games in my life — the final game of 2003, when a win over the hated Browns would have given the Bengals their fi...

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell suspended Titans cornerback Adam Pacman Jones for the entire season and Bengals receiver Chris Henry for eight games. But that is not all he did.

By David Mazzotta Money Line Pick Recap: Point Spread Ravens +3 Browns +7.5 Packers +5 Titans +2 Giants +3 Seahawks -3 Patriots -3.5 Jets -3.5 Chargers -7 Money Line Vikings, $120 Jags, $105 Ravens, $125 Bucs $155 Eagles, $95.24 Cards, $150 Packers, $180

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 OH - PITTSBURGH (AP) — Here’s how excited the Cincinnati Bengals are about Sunday’s oh-so-pivotal AFC North game in Pittsburgh: even the motor-mouthed Chad ...