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When word first emerged of an imminent plan to ditch the name of the Washington football team, it was accompanied with a report that other teams had been told to prepare to scrub the old name from their websites. This morning, Washington officially dumped its former name, opting for the...

Getty Images Ohio Governor Mike DeWine said he could see a possibility of having fans in the stands at sporting events in the fall. But it’s what happens outside those events that seems to concern him the most. DeWine told C. Trent Rosecrans of TheAthletic.com that it’s too soon to say right...

Getty Images The retirement of Michael Bennett sparked plenty of praise for the fact that he always performed at a higher level than his statistics reflected. That gave us an idea for a PFT Live draft: Who are the current players who are better than their stats would suggest? Our choices...

Getty Images The Bengals haven’t signed the player they took to open the draft, but they have gotten most of their other selections under contract. The team announced on Thursday that fifth-round pick Khalid Kareem has agreed to a four-year deal with the team. The defensive end is the fifth of...

Getty Images The Bengals got four of their seven draft picks under contract Tuesday. The team announced the signings of the four — third-round linebacker, Logan Wilson, fourth-round linebacker Akeem Davis-Gaither, sixth-round offensive lineman Hakeem Adeniji, and seventh-round linebacker...

Getty Images The Bengals are set to report to training camp in a little more than a week and wide receiver A.J. Green is set to join them. Green signed his franchise tag on Friday and that puts him on track to get on the field with his teammates for the first time in a long time. Green missed...

Getty Images In 2011, the Bengals used a first-round choice on A.J. Green before taking Andy Dalton in the second round. Green caught a lot of passes, gained a lot of yards and scored a lot of touchdowns with Dalton as his quarterback. But now, Dalton is with the Cowboys, and Green, who hasn’t...

Getty Images With no long-term deal between the Bengals and receiver A.J. Green, the 10th-year veteran remains eligible to earn $17.865 million under the one-year franchise tender in 2020. Because he has yet to sign the tender, he can withhold services from training camp and the preseason (if...

Getty Images Having a condensed offseason is going to make it hard for every rookie this season (assuming there’s a season), but for rookie quarterbacks, there’s clearly not enough time to get them comfortable. Not all of them have the luxury to wait, either. Bengals great Ken Anderson said...

Getty Images Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green didn’t love the team’s decision to use the franchise tag earlier this offseason, but he said he wouldn’t turn down the nearly $18 million salary it carries if things played out that way. It looks like things are going to play out that way. Green...

Getty Images We’re preparing for a 2020 NFL season that looks very different from those that have come before and the Bengals have introduced another change into the mix. The team sent a letter to season ticket holders this week concerning procedural changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic and...

Getty Images Bengals rookie quarterback Joe Burrow is using his platform to raise money for people in need. Burrow has announced the creation of the Joe Burrow Hunger Relief Fund at the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio, which will fight poverty and hunger in the area of Ohio where Burrow spent...

Getty Images Cornerback Trae Waynes agreed to a three-year, $42 million contract with the Bengals early in the free agency period, but that agreement hasn’t been followed by an official contract at this point. The Bengals are waiting to formalize things until Waynes can take a physical with...

Getty Images Word from the Bengals has been uniformly positive about quarterback Joe Burrow‘s participation in the offseason program, but that work was done remotely and offensive coordinator Brian Callahan identified one issue the team will have to deal with once they are on the field...

Getty Images Trae Waynes got life-changing money from the Bengals this offseason. Except, he hasn’t actually gotten any of it. The free agent cornerback hasn’t received his $15 million signing bonus from the three-year, $42 million deal he agreed to in March since he still hasn’t completed his...

Getty Images The latest punishment of the New England Patriots came with no press release or other announcement from the NFL. Although the league confirmed reports regarding the price to be paid by the Patriots for the taping of the Cincinnati sideline a week before the Patriots were scheduled...

Getty Images In a perfect world, rookie quarterbacks would have years to serve an apprenticeship before they’re asked to take over. Of course, that never really happens any more, and this year’s crop of first-rounders are entering anything but a perfect world, and Hall of Famer Warren Moon...

Getty Images Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones suggested this week that he could sit out the 2020 season if he doesn’t come to an agreement with the team on a long-term deal before the July 15 deadline to do so and he has plenty of company when it comes to looking for such a contract. With...

Getty Images Normally, this kind of news comes out late on a Friday afternoon. Instead, the Patriots have been busted for violating league rules late on a Sunday night, right after word came out they were signing former league MVP Cam Newton. According to Mike Reiss of ESPN.com, the Patriots...

Getty Images Bengals head coach Zac Taylor said recently that the team found quarterback Joe Burrow to be “as advertised” during the offseason program and that he’s done everything he can to take ownership of the offense. All of that work has taken place remotely and quarterbacks coach Dan...