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Getty Images There appears to be little chance that the draft starts with anything other than the Bengals drafting former LSU quarterback Joe Burrow with the first overall pick and that means Burrow will go from winning a national title to a team that hasn’t won a playoff game in 30 years...

Getty Images It’s been two and a half months since the NFL last updated the investigation arising from New England’s admitted violation of the rules that happened during the December 8 game between the Bengals and the Browns. But there’s still no final decision from the league regarding...

Getty Images With the Panthers giving running back Christian McCaffrey a four-year, $64 million extension after three NFL seasons, which running backs are up next for long-term deals? Glad you asked. Even if you didn’t. Titans running back Derrick Henry leads the list. With four seasons under...

Getty Images There might be other teams interested in trying to trade for the first overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. But it doesn’t sound like the Bengals are interested in listening. Bengals coach Zac Taylor seemed to be locked in on the team’s decision — presumably picking LSU...

Getty Images If Nick Saban still was coaching in the NFL, the Alabama coach would draft Joe Burrow. (Of course, Saban still might be coaching in the NFL had the Dolphins signed Drew Brees instead of Daunte Culpepper in free agency in 2006.) Burrow went 31-for-39 for 393 yards and three...

Getty Images The first round of the NFL Draft gets underway in a little more than a week and it doesn’t look like there will be much intrigue about the first overall pick. Signs have pointed toward the Bengals taking former LSU quarterback Joe Burrow with that selection for some time and it...

Getty Images The Patriots have drafted 52 players over the past six drafts. None have made a Pro Bowl (yet). Linebacker Jamie Collins, drafted in the second round in 2013, is the last player the Patriots have drafted who has made an all-star game. Collins made the Pro Bowl in 2015. The...

Getty Images The good news for LSU quarterback Joe Burrow is that he’s likely to be the first overall pick in the draft. The bad news is, that usually means going to a bad team. Burrow said on Shaquille O’Neal’s podcast that a chance to win is what he wants from his NFL team. “I just want to...

Getty Images Urban Meyer coached Joe Burrow for three years at Ohio State before Burrow transferred to LSU. Meyer has high praise for Burrow, who’s expected to be the first overall pick in the draft in two weeks. But Meyer has even higher praise for Dwayne Haskins, who was Washington’s...

Getty Images Our division-by-division look at draft needs that also includes a division-by-division draft of the best players in each quartet of teams has made its way to the AFC North. Where there is a large concentration of great players. Simms and I did a three-round draft, and it easily...

Getty Images A.J. Green has not played a game since Dec. 2, 2018. He has played only nine games the past two seasons. Green tore ligaments in his left ankle on the first day of training camp practice last summer, requiring surgery. He practiced only once last season, as a limited participant...

Getty Images Washington coach Ron Rivera sent a reasonably strong signal yesterday that he has his mind on Chase Young. Other teams must have gotten the message. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, no team outside the top three has contacted the Ohio State defensive end lately. That...

Getty Images While some coaches and some teams might have concerns about how a virtual draft is going to work, Bengals coach Zac Taylor is looking forward to it. “I think our guys have really embraced it and done a good job of adjusting,” Taylor said of technology on a conference call posted...

Getty Images The Bengals have signed eight free agents from other teams since the new league year opened and there are common threads among the group. Six of the players are on the defensive side of the ball and two of those players — Trae Waynes and Mackensie Alexander — played in the same...

CityChurchBloomington.org At a time when far too many NFL players are still getting together to work out, oblivious to the dangers of COVID-19, perhaps it will help for them to hear from someone they might come in contact with who had the disease. “I thought I was going to die,” Bengals team...

Getty Images It’s almost like the Bengals are trying to prove they’re serious about winning. Or at least spending money. The team announced the signings of eight unrestricted free agents, all of which were previously reported. “We were aggressive in free agency and added key players who...

Getty Images The Bengals officially announced the signings of eight free agents from other teams on Wednesday and then moved on to announce the return of one of their own free agents. The team announced that they have re-signed guard Alex Redmond. The team tendered Redmond as an restricted...

Getty Images A recent report indicated the Bengals are in no hurry to make a decision about what to do with quarterback Andy Dalton and head coach Zac Taylor has confirmed that the team is content to take as much time as they need to do what they think is best for the organization. Dalton is...

Getty Images As the coronavirus pandemic continues, the only thing we know is that the coronavirus controls the timeline. And so with the President recently predicting that the NFL season will commence as scheduled, the governor of a state that hosts two of the NFL’s franchises (and that also...

Getty Images The Pro Football Hall of Fame’s selection committee voted on which players would be named to the NFL’s All-Decade team for the 2010s and the results of that vote were announced on Monday. Eight players were unanimous choices, including Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady. Brady, who...