Cincinnati Bengals Articles - Page 103

Letting a team down has been a field of specialty for Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis, but on Wednesday, he decided to call out one of his players for being a big disappointment. Speaking in front of reporters during Wednesday’s press conference, Lewis brought up rookie wide receiver John Ross’ name and didn’t hesitate […]

Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict was ejected from Sunday’s loss to the Tennessee Titans for making contact with an official.  Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports the linebacker won’t be suspended for his actions. That is news bit one of a two-fold news story, as there have been murmurs out of the team’s camp that Vontaze Burfict is […]

Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis isn’t really doing injured running back Jeremy Hill any favors. With Hill needing surgery, Lewis is telling the press that the running back doesn’t actually need it (yet). Man, you have to love when someone tells another person what they should or shouldn’t be doing with their body. Especially […]

The Cincinnati Bengals have announced that talented running back Jeremy Hill has been placed on the injured reserve. In turn, this likely ends the productive player’s National Football League season. This ends a sincerely bizarre campaign by Jeremy Hill. Formerly a second-round pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, Hill was productive through his first several seasons […]

Star Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green managed to avoid a suspension for his actions on Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars, but he was still slapped with a major fine. Per Josh Alper of ProFootballTalk.com, Green received a $42,000 fine for getting into a fight with Jags cornerback Jalen Ramsey. As Alper notes, the NFL’s […]

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver John Ross entered the National Football League with a ton of hype. After running one of the fastest 40-yard dashes in Scouting Combine history, people projected him to be a solid player when hitting the league. People, from experts to fans, apparently didn’t project enough of a learning curve for the […]

The Cleveland Browns are in the midst of another massively disappointing season under head coach Hue Jackson. The struggling NFL franchise has yet to win a game at the halfway point of the 2017 campaign with a rookie quarterback under center in DeShone Kizer. Although only a rookie, Kizer hasn’t exactly lived up to expectations […]

In Week 9, the Jacksonville Jaguars made easy work of the lowly Cincinnati Bengals. The struggling Bengals had no answer for the lockdown defense of the Jaguars, and the frustration boiled over with two of the best players on the field resorting to throwing punches. Jacksonville cornerback Jalen Ramsey was trying to get into the […]

The Cincinnati Bengals can now breathe a sigh of relief. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, Bengals star wide receiver A.J. Green is not going to be suspended for a scuffle he had with Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey during last Sunday’s 23-7 road loss. No other players, not AJ Green nor any Cardinals nor […]

Cincinnati Bengals backup quarterback AJ McCarron was nearly traded to the Cleveland Browns at the deadline. Thanks to some ineptness by the Browns, he remained with the Bengals. Now, however, he has reportedly filed a grievance against Cincinnati, in the hopes it will result in him becoming an unrestricted free-agent at the season’s end. This […]

A Week 8 bye has been a convenient one for Jacksonville Jaguars rookie Leonard Fournette, who used the allotted extra week of rest to recover from an ankle injury that kept him sidelined in Week 7’s win against the Indianapolis Colts. Fournette sustained the injury in Week 6’s outing against the Los Angeles Rams. The […]

The Cincinnati Bengals attempted to trade backup quarterback AJ McCarron to the Cleveland Browns. Unfortunately for everyone involved, the Browns were apparently unaware of how sending in paperwork to the NFL office is meant to work. Anyway, one would think this would make AJ McCarron feel upset, right? Wrong. Rather than feeling like this was […]

According to multiple reports, the Cleveland Browns had a deal set with the Cincinnati Bengals to acquire quarterback AJ McCarron, but the the former National Football League franchise got in its own way. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Bengals and Browns agreed to the trade at 3:55 p.m. The Bengals notified the NFL of […]

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bengals attempted to finish a trade that would’ve sent Bengals backup quarterback AJ McCarron to Cleveland, but despite believing they filed before the deadline, the NFL turned it down. Bengals and Browns tried, but failed, to complete trade for QB AJ McCarron before deadline, per […]

Six teams are scheduled for byes in Week 9, and whether you’re going to get hit by starters resting this week or not, there are hidden gems ready to become waiver wire pickups that will bolster your chances of booking a spot in the fantasy football playoffs. Our list this week includes some rising talents […]

Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell heard what Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon had to say about him, and now things are going to get messing. Well, to be clear, they have already gotten messy. Recently, Bengals rookie Joe Mixon went around telling folk that he could do more than Le’Veon Bell. A bold […]

Ever wonder how much a dropkick to another human being would cost you? Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict found out after the National Football League reviewed his kick to a Pittsburgh Steelers fullback. Burfict was issued a fine worth just over $12,000 for his actions, per NFL.com. None of this tomfoolery is new for the Bengals linebacker. […]

A wave of byes will be working against fantasy football owners for the next two weeks, with a total of 12 teams scheduled for rest over that span. This means owners will be extra busy looking for the best waiver wire pickups. To help you with that, here’s a look at some potential diamonds in […]

Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis is apparently none-too-pleased with rookie running back Joe Mixon. After the team’s game last weekend, Joe Mixon was publicly wondering why the Bengals did not give him any carries in the second-half of the game. Marvin Lewis had an answer — and it was essentially a polite way of […]

Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell had himself a great Sunday. He had 35 carries for 134 yards and three receptions for 58 yards, including a 42-yard catch-and-run in the second quarter. Oh, he is also angry at Cincinnati Bengals defensive standout Vontaze Burfict. “My fullback got kicked in the face. That’s just not football to […]

Thou shall not hurt the goalpost. In case Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell didn’t know that the NFL reminded him it’s illegal by levying a hefty fine on the former Michigan State Spartan. Bell was required to pay $12,154 by the league’s office according to Josh Alpert of Pro Football Talk after celebrating a […]

There is so much to process following another eventful week in the NFL. A lot of it has something to do with injuries to some popular fantasy football starters. It’s a shame to see the likes of Julio Jones and Derek Carr suffer setbacks, but that doesn’t mean those players’ owners should fold their laptops […]

The Cincinnati Bengals came close to ending their winless streak this past Sunday in Green Bay, but it was clear that the they needed more help to snap out of their early-season funk. Unfortunately, the arrival of Cincinnati’s best reinforcement has been delayed. ESPN’s Adam Schefter heard through a source from the Bengals that tight end […]

It has been a rough start to the 2017 NFL season, to say the least for the Cincinnati Bengals. The team is winless after their first two games and there’s no telling when that first elusive victory will come. Heading into Week 3 against the Green Bay Packers, the Bengals will be shorthanded with tight end […]

The majority of preseason Super Bowl contenders have looked the part as we enter Week 3 of the NFL season. Despite New England dropping their opener to the Chiefs, the Patriots, Steelers, Raiders, Falcons, and Packers have all shown that they could be playing in February. However, a few teams who were expected to at […]

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers must be happy to hear that one of his most reliable targets is trending towards playing this coming Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals. Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson exited early in last Sunday’s 34-23 road loss to the Atlanta Falcons after banging bodies with an Atlanta defender in the […]

The Cincinnati Bengals have gotten off to a slow start out of the gate to start the 2017 NFL season after dropping their first two games in disappointing fashion. Much of this has centered around the porous play of the offense headlined by Andy Dalton’s struggles throwing the ball completing just 54.5 percent of his […]

The Cincinnati Bengals are off to a rocky start to the season after dropping their first two games of the season in disappointing fashion. Much of that has been associated with their porous play on the offensive end of the field centered on the play of quarterback Andy Dalton. According to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, […]

Aaron Rodgers could be losing yet another one of his best toys downfield. Apart from Jordy Nelson, who exited in the first quarter of Sunday’s 34-23 road loss to the Atlanta Falcons with a quad injury (never returned in the game), Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers are also staring at the possibility of Randall […]

Week 2 of the NFL season is in the books. Highlighted by the New England Patriots’ recovery and a dominant effort from the Atlanta Falcons, here is a look at this week’s highs and lows across the league. Highs 1. No Super Bowl hangover History has shown that teams suffered heartbreaking Super Bowl losses often […]

The early season struggles by the Cincinnati Bengals have triggered a lot of emotional takes not only from fans but from the teams’ players also. Among them is Bengals star wideout A.J. Green, who went off when asked by Paul Dehner Jr. of the Cincinnati Enquirer about his take on the team’s offense so far […]

The Cincinnati Bengals poor start to the season isn’t sitting well with the franchise’s executives, so it’s just a matter of time before the Bengals’ front office give the boot to someone on the team. Unfortunately for offensive coordinator Ken Zampese, he’s the one who was handed the first pink slip if the season by […]

Despite all the playoff failures over the past several years, there have been two things that have remained unchanged for the Cincinnati Bengals: Andy Dalton and Marvin Lewis. It will continue to be that way for the Bengals, it seems, at least for the foreseeable future, especially after Lewis voiced his support for Dalton following […]

The 2017 NFL season has gotten off to a slow start for the Cincinnati Bengals. The once-promising team led by Andy Dalton fell flat in Week 1 as they were crushed by the division rival Baltimore Ravens, 20-0. Fortunately for Cincinnati, some help may be on the way for their Week 2 clash with the […]

It’s a short week for the Houston Texans, who will have to name a starting quarterback for Thursday’s matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals on the road after Sunday’s 29-7 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars at home. Head coach Bill O’Brien only have two quarterbacks to choose from in Tom Savage and Deshaun Watson, and while […]

The Cincinnati Bengals received a beating at the hands of the Baltimore Ravens in their Week 1 home loss last Sunday, but if there ever was a positive takeaway for Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis from that game, it’s how rookie running back Joe Mixon performed on the field. According to Curtis Crabtree of Pro Football […]

A few days ahead of the season opener against the Baltimore Ravens, the Cincinnati Bengals have decided to take care of business concerning their roster. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Bengals have come to terms on a three-year, $38.7 million extension with Pro Bowl linebacker Vontaze Burfict. Bengals LB Vontaze Burfict is signing […]

The AFC North is traditionally up for grabs. In the last five years, three of the four teams in the North have been crowned as division champions. It’s been well represented in the Wild Card as well. Overall, in the last three seasons, the North has sent six teams to the playoffs [Steelers (3), Bengals […]

One of the biggest questions surrounding the Baltimore Ravens heading into the season opener against the Cincinnati Bengals was the availability of starting quarterback Joe Flacco. The 32-year-old has silenced all doubt about his status heading into Week 1 as he has declared himself ready to play against the division rival Bengals, according to Jeff Zrebiec […]