The Bengals invested in the interior of the defensive line in last year’s draft, and they are still banking on them.
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Barbs were traded in the media across recent days, with Bengals executive vice president Katie Blackburn saying the pass rusher “should be happy at certain rates that maybe he doesn’t think he’d be happy at.” He clapped back by saying “communication has been poor” between the two sides.
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“We could, I guess, go wherever we wanted after this year if we didn’t pick the up option up,” Blackburn said. “So, you know, we’ll see. Like I said, all these things will be done in due course. We are having discussions, and so we’re hopeful that the county is thinking about it a lot too and wants to get it addressed in a way that would be beneficial to both of us.”
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“There is no argument that Boise State RB Ashton Jeanty is one of the top five players in the class. Even his biggest doubters would still concede that he’s a top 10 player in the 2025 NFL Draft,” Mosher wrote. “He just does everything at such a high level and is one of the cleanest prospects in this class, especially when you include his character. Jeanty is one of the safest picks in the draft, and general managers love to make high-floor selections early in the draft. That doesn’t necessarily mean he’s going to be a top-five or even top-eight selection. There is only one team inside the top eight picks that has a need for running back, and that is the Las Vegas Raiders. And while that is still his most likely destination, the Raiders have other holes on their roster.”
Bengals still banking big on high-upside DL prospects
“We got two young tackles (Jenkins and Jackson) that really didn’t get the best opportunity to have a great season last year,” Taylor said, according to Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com. “They both got hurt in training camp. Kris started his career with the club on his hand playing defensive tackle. McKinley (knee) missed the first four games and then they get thrown into the mix the rest of the year and, hey, go swim rookies.”
Bengals offseason workouts start April 21
Phase Two follows over the next three weeks. No live contact is allowed, but teams begin on-field workouts, including individual and group drills. Teams can conduct walkthroughs of drills and plays, but offensive players cannot line up against defensive players until Phase Three.
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While taking a breather from sifting through “hundreds of trillions,” of possible schedules for 2025, Mike North, the NFL’s vice president of broadcasting planning and scheduling, kept a date for Bengals.com senior writer Geoff Hobson’s “The Conversation,” during this week’s annual league meeting.
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They clearly want to stay in downtown Cincinnati, right where they are. We’ll see if a deal gets done, but their first choice is clearly staying put and renovating Paycor Stadium.
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“Dallas and Detroit are traditional venues for Thanksgiving Day, but that Thanksgiving night game moves around, and you talk about that Cincy-Pittsburgh game, that could be a possible home. Could the Bengals and the Steelers meet each other on Thanksgiving night? That’s an option as well.”
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Davis wrote: “It would certainly make sense for them to invest in the defense given it ranked 25th overall in 2024, consistently undermined the offense and may not have DE Trey Hendrickson back. But doesn’t it make more sense to better safeguard QB Joe Burrow, who’s suffered nearly three sacks per game over the course of his NFL career? Zabel’s strong Senior Bowl showing should be further proof he’ll have little trouble becoming the latest member of the Bison to jump to the NFL. Better, he can play any position on the line and plug wherever it’s leakiest.”