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Getty Images The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced the modern-era finalists for the Class of 2020 on Thursday night. Seven of the 15 finalists made the list for the first time. The inclusion of first-year eligible players Troy Polamalu and Reggie Wayne was expected. They were joined by five...

Getty Images The Bengals put cornerback William Jackson on IR last week because of a shoulder issue, and it was apparently a serious one. According to Tyler Dragon of the Cincinnati Enquirer, Jackson is scheduled to have surgery on his right shoulder today in Houston. His expected timetable...

Getty Images The league did the right thing by exploring whether the Patriots video crew that filmed Cincinnati’s sideline last month had any connection whatsoever to the New England football operation. The next question is whether the NFL, in the absence of any link, will do the right thing...

Getty Images The Bengals won two games during the 2019 season and defensive end Carlos Dunlap came up big in both victories. He had three sacks and six quarterback hits when the Bengals beat the Jets in Week 13 to become the last team to win a game during the 2019 season. He had 2.5 sacks...

Getty Images Joe Mixon closed out the regular season by setting a career high in rushing yards as the Bengals beat the Browns to improve their record to 2-14 on the year. That makes three losing records in Mixon’s three years with the team, but that hasn’t soured him on sticking around for the...

Getty Images The Bengals are at the top of the waiver wire and they used that position to get a jump on offseason roster building. The team announced that they have claimed cornerback Tony Brown off of waivers from the Packers. The Packers waived Brown on Saturday. Brown had 11 tackles in...

Getty Images Only 12 teams are still in business this morning, which means 20 of them are in full offseason mode. At least one of them’s on the clock, but perhaps two as the Bengals’ expected selection of Heisman-winning quarterback Joe Burrow from LSU will clear the way for Washington to pick...

Getty Images The Browns scored the first touchdown of the day in the NFL. It didn’t take long with the Browns needing only three plays to go 56 yards after D'Ernest Johnson returned the opening kickoff 47 yards. Nick Chubb, vying to lead the league in rushing, had runs of 4 and 6 yards before...

Getty Images Joe Mixon is having a day, closing in on 100 yards in the first quarter. The Bengals running back has seven carries for 78 yards and a touchdown. He has 100-yard games in two of his past three games. His 3-yard touchdown run came after a near-pick-six by cornerback Darius...

Getty Images As the 2019 regular season ends, an irregular 2020 offseason could be looming. Free agency currently promises to consist of a laundry list of quarterbacks with recognizable names. And while contracts done (and/or tags applied) between now and the middle of March could remove some...

The Bengals have only one win, but they haven’t quit. They are giving the Browns all they want and more Sunday in a game with no playoff implications. Cincinnati leads 20-16 at halftime. Joe Mixon has 15 carries for 103 yards and a touchdown, which is 33 yards more than Andy Dalton has...

Getty Images Joe Mixon has made a season out of playing the Browns. The Bengals running back rushed for a career-best 146 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries in Week 14 against Cleveland. He did even better Sunday, rushing for 162 yards and two touchdowns on 26 carries. Mixon, who had...

Getty Images Last year, Marvin Lewis became a surprise firing in Cincinnati, given the belief (mistaken, as it turned out) that he was under contract for 2019. This year, he could become a surprise hiring, in Washington. Alex Marvez of SiriusXM NFL Radio reports, and PFT has confirmed, that...

Getty Images The Bengals announced a three-year contract extension with center Trey Hopkins on Saturday. The deal is worth $20.4 million, with a $4.5 million guaranteed roster bonus, Ian Rapoport of the NFL reports. Hopkins will earn $8.95 million in the first year and $14.4 million after year...

Getty Images The Bengals promoted tight end Jordan Franks and receiver Trenton Irwin from the practice squad, the team announced Friday. They placed cornerback William Jackson III on injured reserve. Cincinnati had an open roster spot, because linebacker Sharif Finch failed his physical...

Getty Images Kareem Hunt is scheduled to become a restricted free agent in March. The running back hopes to remain in Cleveland, his hometown. “Ain’t no place like home, and this is home for me, so I’d love to be in my hometown playing for a long time, maybe finish my career,’’ Hunt said...

Getty Images All 32 teams will be playing their final regular season game on Sunday. They have handed in their final injury reports of the week and all injury designations for those games are below. Dolphins at Patriots The Dolphins ruled out CB Jomal Wiltz (shoulder). LB Vince Biegel...

Getty Images Some would say the decade doesn’t end until December 31, 2020. To those we say, “We don’t care what you say.” Most say it ends next Tuesday. So, like pretty much everyone else, we’re creating Top 10 lists for the last 10 years. Now, the receivers. 1. Julio Jones. He entered the...

Getty Images The Browns are 6-9, seven games behind the Ravens in the AFC North. They rank 18th in total offense, including 23rd in passing offense, and 22nd in scoring. Yet, head coach Freddie Kitchens will call plays this week against the Bengals with offensive coordinator Todd Monken...

Getty Images Jarvis Landry‘s season-long hip injury that might require offseason surgery resulted from a fracture in his lower back. The Browns receiver said Thursday the fracture was discovered in the spring. “Just talking to the doctors and the early scans from OTAs and things like that, I...