Search results

Getty Images Some players hope to be drafted by a certain team. Others simply want to hear their names called as early as possible. Former Oregon tackle Penei Sewell is among the latter. Sewell, who visited Tuesday’s PFT PM, explained that he wants to be drafted sooner than later, if only to...

Getty Images In the 2020 draft, the Bengals had the first overall pick and selected LSU quarterback Joe Burrow. Burrow started the season strong for the long-suffering Bengals but was hit with a catastrophic knee injury Week 11 at Washington that ended his rookie season prematurely. The injury...

Getty Images NFL teams will be adding first-round picks to their roster this week and some of them will then turn their attention to first-round picks from 2018. Fifth-year contract options for players selected in the first round that year need to be exercised by May 3 and some teams have...

Getty Images Penei Sewell is one of the players the Bengals are expected to consider choosing at No. 5 overall on Thursday, particularly after quarterback Joe Burrow tore his ACL last season. Protecting the 2020 No. 1 overall pick should be a priority for Cincinnati, which is a big part of why...

Getty Images The Bengals could have their choice of the best non-quarterback in the draft at No. 5 overall, with quarterbacks expected to come off the board with at least three of the first four picks. That means former LSU wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase should be on the board for Cincinnati...

Getty Images The first three selections in the first round Thursday will be quarterbacks. A quarterback also could go at No. 4. The Bengals, who draft fifth overall, are in a prime spot to draft the best non-quarterback or one of the best non-quarterbacks. “Anybody we take with that fifth...

Getty Images Every year, more teams seemingly want to trade down than trade up. This year, a major trade up could make it harder for others to do the same. Peter King’s Football Morning in America column raises the question of whether San Francisco’s major trade from No. 12 to No. 3 will have...

Getty Images Few doubt that Oregon tackle Penei Sewell will be the first tackle taken in the draft. Most believe he won’t make it past the Bengals at No. 5. That, of course, won’t stop the anonymous scouts from trying to make it happen. Yes, only a few days remain for the anonymous scouts to...

Getty Images For the first night of the draft, the Commissioner takes center stage. On the second night, current and former players announce plenty of the picks. The best moment came four years ago in Philadelphia, when Cowboys receiver Drew Pearson stirred up Eagles fans with a Hall of Fame...

Getty Images Dolphins G.M. Chris Grier has done a masterful job of leveraging assets for more draft picks. He could have more moves to make. Or maybe he’s already made his moves. Maybe, via the bang-bang trades from four weeks ago that resulted in the Dolphins moving from No. 3 to No. 12 and...

Getty Images When the draft gets underway next week, quarterbacks are expected to come off the board with the first three picks. It’s harder to predict where things will go from there, but players like wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase, tight end Kyle Pitts, and tackle Penei Sewell could generate...

USA TODAY Sports Because Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow won a national championship with wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase at LSU, there’s been an idea floating around that Burrow has been lobbying Cincinnati’s decision makers to select him. Burrow denied that claim during an appearance on a Pro...

Getty Images Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow has said multiple times during the offseason that he expects to be ready to begin the 2021 regular season after undergoing reconstructive knee surgery in December. After the QB noted he’s “very optimistic” about being ready Week 1 in a Pro Football...

Getty Images Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow says he is not, contrary to some reports, lobbying the team to draft his old LSU teammate Ja’Marr Chase with the fifth overall pick in next week’s NFL draft. And he’s not lobbying for Oregon left tackle Penei Sewell, either. Burrow told Cris...

USA TODAY Sports When the Bengals announced Zac Taylor would return for a third season back in January, quarterback Joe Burrow said at the time he was excited about the decision. Burrow had foraged a solid relationship with Taylor as a rookie, and noted he thought the team was in position to...

Getty Images Joe Burrow underwent reconstructive knee surgery Dec. 2, leaving only nine months before the 2021 season opener. It left doubt about whether he would miss the beginning of his second season. The Bengals quarterback has no doubt. “I’m very optimistic about where I’m at and also...

Bengals.com The Bengals were slated to reveal their new uniforms at 9 a.m. on Monday morning. But they apparently moved up that timeline, unveiling their new set of jerseys and pants with a Twitter video featuring former wide receiver Chad Johnson early in the 8 o’clock hour. Cincinnati’s new...

Getty Images The draft generally is regarded as having three truly elite receivers, along with an elite tight end who could line up a lot at receiver. Setting aside the question of where Florida tight end Kyle Pitts will land, let’s ponder the question of the order in which the top receivers —...

Getty Images Running back Giovani Bernard has been a quality receiving threat out of the backfield since he entered the league in 2012, making 342 receptions for 2,867 yards and 11 touchdowns throughout his career. Even as the Bengals went 4-11-1 last season, Bernard tied for third on the club...

Getty Images Images of new Bengals uniforms appeared on the internet in early March and we’ll know if they were authentic early next week. The Bengals announced early this year that they would be getting a new look for the 2021 season and the team announced that they will officially unveil the...