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Getty Images Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is the favorite to win the Offensive Rookie of the Year award. Burrow’s odds are listed at +240 at MGM. If Burrow wins the award, it will be the second year in a row that the first overall pick is the Offensive Rookie of the Year; Cardinals...

Getty Images As we wait for live sports to return, why not enjoy some of the best live sports from days gone by? You’ll get to do that this week on NBCSN and NBC, with seven classic Super Bowls re-aired from Monday through Sunday. All were originally televised by NBC. It starts Monday night...

Getty Images More and more NFL players are making their voices heard regarding the recent murder of George Floyd and the societal problems it highlights. For the first time, many of those voices are coming from white players — specifically quarterbacks, the leaders in every locker room. “I...

Getty Images The murder of George Floyd apparently has become a tipping point for plenty of NFL players who are choosing not to stick to sports. Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow has addressed the situation in a tweet posted earlier in the hour. “The black community needs our help,” Burrow said...

Getty Images New Jacksonville Jaguars tight end Tyler Eifert cited Jay Gruden’s presence as the team’s new offensive coordinator as a big reason why he decided to sign with the team this offseason. Gruden also is eager to be paired with Eifert again in Jacksonville as the tight end position is...

Getty Images Longtime NFL linebacker and assistant coach Bryan Cox has been unemployed for four years. He’s still not quite sure why, but he said he’s trying to focus on making himself better in case he gets another chance to coach. The 52-year-old Cox told D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta...

Getty Images Carson Palmer knows exactly what Joe Burrow is facing right now as he prepares to join the Bengals as the first overall pick in the NFL draft. And Palmer thinks Burrow is going to need some time to turn the franchise around. Palmer, who was drafted first overall by the Bengals in...

Getty Images After a proposal was floated last week that the league was considering rewarding teams for minority hiring with draft position, the reaction was immediate. And it wasn’t necessarily positive. Former Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis had strong feelings about that proposal — which...

Getty Images If the NFL plays a season without fans in the stands, it’s a given that the NFL will lose money. Mike Ozanian of Forbes.com estimates that loss at a staggering $5.5 billion. That’s the sum of lost ticket revenue, concessions, parking, and merchandise sales, if all games are...

Getty Images While many teams are waiting, the Bengals are apparently ready to get back to business in their place of business. According to Ben Baby of ESPN.com, the Bengals plan to open their offices at Paul Brown Stadium tomorrow, within NFL and Ohio guidelines. The league is allowing 22...

Getty Images Getting the chance to play for offensive coordinator Jay Gruden once again was a big reason for Tyler Eifert choosing to sign with the Jacksonville Jaguars this offseason. Eifert spoke with reporters on Thursday and said his relationship with Gruden from their one season together...

Getty Images A meaty topic for Wednesday’s PFT Live draft came to us courtesy of a comment made by Packers running back Aaron Jones to Jac Collinsworth on the question of whether Jones gets enough credit. “I definitely don’t,” Jones told Collinsworth in an episode of Distanced Training. “But...

Getty Images Washington tight end Thaddeus Moss, the son of Hall of Fame receiver Randy Moss, wasn’t drafted. But several teams wanted the former LSU Tiger. So why did Thaddeus choose Washington over other interested teams, including the Patriots and Bengals? In a videoconference with...

Getty Images Former NFL running back Mark Walton doesn’t have a team at the moment, but he has one less problem to worry about. According to TMZ.com, aggravated battery charges against Walton were dropped. He was arrested last November for an alleged assault against his pregnant girlfriend...

Getty Images At the end of the 2019 season, Bengals running back Joe Mixon said that “right now is definitely the time to start getting into” contract extension talks. It seems that the Bengals agree with that take. Mixon is heading into the final year of his rookie deal and Bengals director...

Getty Images Five teams pursued Andy Dalton after the Bengals released him. One of those reportedly was the Jets. Rich Cimini of ESPN reports the Jets “flirted with” Dalton before he signed with the Cowboys, and the interest was “mutual.” The Jets need a veteran a quarterback and should sign...

Getty Images If it’s not a good year to have a young quarterback because of the lack of on-field work this offseason, the Bengals are in trouble. Their oldest quarterback is Ryan Finley, who is 25. Their most experienced quarterback is Finley, who had three starts, no wins and 87 attempts as a...

Getty Images Defensive tackle Derrick Brown, the seventh overall choice, became the league’s initial first-round draft pick to sign his rookie deal. He agreed to a fully guaranteed, four-year, $23.621 million contract Friday. Uncertainty over the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a question of...

Getty Images The Bengals have until July 15 to sign A.J. Green to a long-term deal or he will play under the franchise tag. Green said earlier this offseason that the tag wasn’t the best thing, but added he wouldn’t turn down the $18 million that comes with it. He has yet to sign it, though...

Getty Images A.J. Green said goodbye to his longtime quarterback Andy Dalton on a FaceTime call after Dalton was released by the Bengals last week and now he’s looking forward to getting to work with the team’s new quarterback. Green wasn’t able to work with Dalton last year because of an...