PHILADELPHIA _ Captain Orlando Brown Jr., the Bengals left tackle, wanted to see the film before he said anything definitive about the preseason opener here at Lincoln Financial Field on Thursday night against the defending Super Bowl champ Eagles. Well, he could say one thing. Pro Bowl quarterback Joe Burrow and All-Pro wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase are pretty good. Brown …
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The Bengals’ first-string offense played two series in Thursday night’s preseason opener, and both series ended with Joe Burrow touchdown passes. But Burrow wasn’t satisfied afterward. “It’s good to play football again,” Burrow said. “I could’ve been better, I missed the first throw. I threw all the other ones where I wanted to put them but I could have spun …
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The Bengals want to avoid another slow start this season and part of their plan is to give first-team players more playing time in the preseason. Head coach Zac Taylor signaled that was in the works at the start of training camp and nothing has changed now that they are a couple of days away from facing the Eagles. Taylor …
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CINCINNATI – While Saturday night’s practice took place inside Paycor Stadium, where the Cincinnati Bengals play in the regular season, Sunday’s session was closest facsimile to a real game we’ve seen through the first two weeks of training camp. The Bengals ran two move-the-ball periods toward the end of practice where not only were down and distance kept, but everything …
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Training Camp Report Day 7: DJ Turner II Has A Day While Knight Moves Get A Boost From Joe Burrow Cincinnati Bengals D.J. Turner II shined for the Bengals defense on Day Seven of training camp Cincinnati Enquirer Trey Hendrickson follows the Ja’Marr Chase playbook, with more inevitable endgame: Dehner Jr. – The Athletic The New York Times Trey Hendrickson immediately helped rookie …
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All has a nice blend of explosion after the catch to go with his rep as a terrific and fearless blocker. In the 6-4, 249-pound Fant, they’ve got a guy who may not be as identified with the pass game as Gesicki or as dominant as All in the run game, but he’s a solid two-way pro player known to …
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After a disastrous 2024-25 season, the Cincinnati Bengals’ defense is not only looking to do its part but to also send a message to the offense: we’re pretty special too. The hope for fans was that the defense would be able to just enough to let the offense win games in 2025. But it seems the Bengals’ younger defensive players …
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Cincinnati’s Trey Hendrickson has ended his holdout and is back practicing with the club, despite the Bengals holding firm in their contract talks with the defensive end. Quarterback Joe Burrow told reporters in his Wednesday press conference that he’s glad to have Hendrickson back, but not just for what he does on the field at practice. “[M]ore so walking around, …
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The Bengals are in separate contract disputes with a pair of edge rushers: veteran Trey Hendrickson and rookie Shemar Stewart. With neither player on the field — and in Hendrickson’s case, even in town — quarterback Joe Burrow called the simultaneous situations “obviously disappointing” in his Wednesday press conference after the first practice of camp. “You’d like to have all …
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Ben BabyJul 23, 2025, 02:44 PM ET Close Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals for ESPN.com, while making appearances on SportsCenter, ESPN’s …
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