The Cincinnati Bengals’ shocking trade for Dexter Lawrence seemed to come out of nowhere.

But apparently the Bengals’ front office was just operating in silence.

“[April] wasn’t the first time the Bengals made calls checking on Lawrence’s availability,” Paul Dehner Jr. wrote in a piece on how the trade went down for The Athletic. “A player they loved coming out of Clemson and feared lining up against for the Giants long represented a dream target worthy of a call. The answer was always the same.”

“We just had the door shut on us with it,” assistant GM Steven Radicevic is...

The Cincinnati Bengals’ trend of drafting high-character players under the Zac Taylor regime continued last weekend, as a myriad of highly talented leaders are headed to the team in this year’s class.

One pick the team made on Day 3 was a little bit of an outlier, though. The Bengals selected wide receiver Colbie Young at the end of the fourth round, who has a coveted blend of height/weight/speed.

One may think that a prospect who is close to 6’5” and 220 pounds with sub-4.5 40-yard dash speed would have been drafted earlier than No. 140 overall. But one off-field...

For years, the Cincinnati Bengals were accused of playing it safe, of refusing to push all their chips to the center of the table while Joe Burrow was still in his prime.

Now, according to former Bengals offensive lineman and Super Bowl champion Andrew Whitworth, those days are over.

“This is the first time in their history, trading a top-10 pick like this,” Whitworth said Wednesday during an appearance on The Rich Eisen Show. “They are all in. So now, it’s time to go. There’s no excuses.”

Whitworth’s comments came while discussing an aggressive Bengals offseason that signaled a clear...

The Cincinnati Bengals made a number of moves this offseason to address the defense, but two position groups were largely omitted from the improvements. Al Golden and the staff appear to be content with the growth ahead for Demetrius Knight Jr. and Barrett Carter at linebacker, while the cornerback group didn’t see many overall additions.

One re-signing the team made early in the offseason process was in the veteran slot corner, Jalen Davis. He took over the Mike Hilton role last year and turned heads about his viability at the spot for the immediate future.

In speaking with reporters on...

The Cincinnati Bengals have a long and sometimes dark history.

Carson Palmer, once seen as a savior who would deliver Bengals fans from the lost decade of the ‘90s, is now the Great Betrayer. Jerseys were burned in backyard fire pits, oaths of fealty were broken, and the entire franchise could have dissolved into chaos had it not been for the steady hands of Marvin Lewis, Andy Dalton, and AJ Green.

A franchise quarterback demanding a trade can be a team’s deathblow. Even mentioning the name “Palmer” today in Cincinnati draws—mostly—boos, hisses, and jeers.

That hasn’t stopped the new savior...

Myles Murphy’s response to Bengals not picking up his fifth-year option shows what he’s all about
“Very hopeful,” Murphy told Andrew Fox Miller of Cincinnati Bengals Talk. “I love the city. They love me, and that’s all a player can ask for. Security, and just knowing that you’re wanted. And I really do appreciate that. I appreciate everyone in the organization and my teammates and coaches. The fifth-year [option] wasn’t there, but that’s not for me to worry about,” Murphy continued. “I’m here to play football with my teammates. I’m here to be out there, blood, sweat, and tears with...

The Cincinnati Bengals need linebackers with experience to accelerate the development of Demetrius Knight Jr. and Barrett Carter.

Meanwhile, twelve-year veteran linebacker Kyle Van Noy is a free agent, and it doesn’t look like he’ll be returning to the Baltimore Ravens.

Could it be a fit?

Recently, on the “Up & Adams” podcast, host Kay Adams asked Van Noy, “What’s going on with you and the Steelers?”

The linebacker expressed concerns that he wouldn’t get sufficient playing time in Pittsburgh with all the talent they have, including T.J. Watt, Nick Herbig, and Alex Highsmith.

Then Van Noy pivoted to the...

With the 72nd overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, the Cincinnati Bengals selected Washington cornerback Tacario Davis.

The 6’4”, 194-pound DB has nearly a 6”9” wingspan. This projects an obvious immediate role covering tight ends, but could Davis be an eventual starter at outside cornerback?

Davis’s length jumps out at you, but he is much more than that.

In this clip, he shows smooth hips and excellent eye discipline. This combination allows him to run almost in unison with the route.

Here, you see Davis matched up against 2024 top 10 pick Rome Odunze on the vertical route on...

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According to reports, the New York Giants agreed to terms with veteran defensive lineman DJ Reader, pending a physical.

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It’s quite a week of bonding for the best and most intact Bengals offensive line Joe Burrow has ever had, which included the Great Credit Card Roulette gag center Ted...

Set to enter a contract season, Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Dax Hill spoke to the media on Tuesday.

Hill made his intentions very clear that he hoped to remain at outside cornerback this season, going as far as to say that playing outside and sticking with one position would be best for his mental health.

After bouncing around between safety, slot corner, and on the outside during his rookie contract, Hill feels most comfortable playing outside corner. It is hard to argue with that, when his best performances have come playing at one of the outside cornerback spots the past couple...

Joe Burrow is a big fan of the offseason his team had.

After the Cincinnati Bengals added Bryan Cook, Boye Mafe, Jonathan Allen, and Dexter Lawrence, it became clear that they mean business.

Speaking from the Met Gala, the star QB shared his feelings with Vanity Fair.

“I’m really excited about the moves we made this offseason,” Burrow said in an interview with Vanity Fair. “We need to get better, so it was exciting to see the initiative from everybody in the organization to realize that we’re in this exciting stage, we’re in our primes playing great football, finding guys...

Short and sweet today.

The last three seasons have been very hard for Bengals fans. Not ‘90s hard, but hard nonetheless.

After a trip to the Super Bowl and back-to-back conference championship appearances, the wheels fell off.

You can chalk up 2023 to injury—that one gets a pass—but there’s no excuse for 2024 or 2025. The front office let the roster stagnate, especially on defense, and it showed. The result? Joe Burrow’s MVP-caliber season and Ja’Marr Chase’s Triple Crown were wasted.

So heading into the 2026 offseason, it was hard to get excited. They added Boye Mafe and Brian Cook,...