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Getty Images Bengals receiver Tee Higgins had a strong rookie season in 2020, registering 67 receptions for 908 yards with six touchdowns. As good as he was in his first year, it appears he’s prepared to take a significant step in 2021. Quarterback Joe Burrow noted during minicamp that...

USA TODAY Sports After missing the entire 2019 season with an ankle injury, A.J. Green returned to the Bengals and played all 16 games in 2020. It was the first time he’d played a full season since 2017, as he appeared in only nine in 2018. But Green’s production was not nearly at his previous...

Getty Images Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow said during OTAs that he feels his chemistry with wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase is “right back to where it was” when the two players were winning a national title at LSU in 2019. That chemistry is obvious to those who are getting their first up-close...

USA TODAY Sports So much for the slow time in the NFL. As teams begin to enjoy the only period of reduced activity in the ever-growing NFL schedule, they need to reconvene for the purposes of deciding in fairly short order an important piece of business for 2022. According to the memo...

Getty Images Steelers linebacker Devin Bush is on track to be fully recovered from last year’s torn ACL in time for the start of training camp next month and that means he’s also on track to be back in a central spot in the Pittsburgh defense. Assuming he remains healthy for the entire season...

Getty Images Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow said during the team’s offseason program that he hopes to be a “more explosive” thrower during his second NFL season and that he’s done work to strengthen his hips in order to increase the velocity of his passes. Burrrow had an opportunity to show...

Getty Images There hasn’t been much to like about the Bengals’ results in recent seasons, but they have found a productive piece for their defense in safety Jessie Bates. The 2018 second-round pick stepped right into the starting lineup in Cincinnati and he has not looked back. Bates has...

Getty Images The Bengals drafted receiver Tee Higgins with the 33rd overall pick last year, and he had a more productive rookie season than several of the wideouts selected ahead of him. Higgins was third among all rookies with 67 catches and 908 yards and was fourth with six touchdowns. As...

Getty Images The NFL Players Association has managed to prevent the league from mandating COVID vaccinations. The NFLPA also has secured the ability of unvaccinated players to get paid if they miss games due to a COVID infection. That’s apparently not enough. Bengals running back Joe Mixon...

Getty Images The Bengals gave quarterback Joe Burrow one of the top weapons available in the draft when they selected receiver Ja'Marr Chase at No. 5 overall in April. It didn’t hurt that the duo had built-in chemistry from winning a national championship together at LSU. While Burrow hasn’t...

Getty Images The Bengals hope to build a stronger offensive line in front of quarterback Joe Burrow this season and they are going to be without one of the players who was in the mix for a roster spot for a significant amount of time. Bengals head coach Zac Taylor said on Tuesday that 2020...

USA TODAY Sports Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow has been consistent in saying that he expects to be ready for Week One after undergoing reconstructive surgery on his left knee. Burrow reiterated that point in his Tuesday press conference, saying his knee is feeling “really good” at this point...

Getty Images Cornerback Johnathan Joseph spent some time talking to J.J. Watt about life with the Cardinals before Watt signed with Arizona, but he won’t be joining Watt with the team or playing anywhere else in the NFL this year. Joseph announced his retirement from the NFL in a Twitter post...

Getty Images Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins weighed 220 pounds when he reported to the team for his rookie season and he weighs the same now, but Higgins says he doesn’t feel the same. Higgins told reporters on Tuesday that he focused on building strength after the end of the 2020 season...

Getty Images Last year, in his fourth pro season, Trey Hendrickson emerged as a serious pass-rushing threat. The defensive end out of FAU had registered only 6.5 sacks in 30 career games from 2017-2019. But then he started 15 games last year and put up 13.5 sacks, 12 tackles for loss, and 25...

Getty Images The Bengals didn’t sign a starting left tackle in free agency. They didn’t draft one, passing on Penei Sewell. That leaves incumbent Jonah Williams, a former first-round choice. Bengals coach Zac Taylor has expressed his confidence in Williams. “That means a lot to me,” Williams...

USA TODAY Sports Former NFL receiver Chad Johnson entered a boxing ring for the first time on Sunday night, as the opening fight of the Floyd Mayweather-Logan Paul undercard. Fighting Brian Maxwell, a bare-knuckles specialist with some boxing and MMA history, Johnson went the distance. Johnson...

Getty Images Jets edge rusher Carl Lawson has not attended the team’s voluntary organized team activities, but he has impressed from afar. Lawson sends his position coach a workout video every day. “He is a worker,” new Jets defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich said, via Al Iannazzone of...

Getty Images The Bengals released Geno Atkins on March 19, and he has remained a free agent since. The defensive tackle is coming off a torn rotator cuff that required surgery in January. He has a checkup scheduled in a few weeks with Dr. Dan Cooper, the Cowboys’ team physician, Ian Rapoport...

USA TODAY Sports When the Bengals drafted Ja'Marr Chase at No. 5 overall, one of the potential benefits for the wide receiver was having built-in chemistry with quarterback Joe Burrow. It turns out, that’s already the case. Burrow isn’t doing too much during OTAs as he continues to recover...