Week In Review: No Holding Back
Head coach Zac Taylor went through the first-ever Bengals Zoom news conference this week and in his first comments about the eight free agents they've signed in the previous three weeks, Taylor wasn't taken aback about the Bengals unleashing their richest off-season attack ever.
Hobson's Choice: How About Csonka And Crew?
Bengals.com Senior Writer Geoff Hobson answers questions from fans about the team's free agency acquisitions, potential draft day trades and potential offensive line combinations with the players currently on the roster.
Geno Atkins Named To The NFL's 2010s All-Decade Team
The NFL and the Pro Football Hall of Fame announced that Bengals DT Geno Atkins was selected to the 2010s All-Decade Team. In the decade, Atkins earned eight Pro Bowl nominations. His eight selections are the most ever by a Bengals defensive player, ahead of Lemar Parrish (six), and the second-most in team history behind former OT Anthony Muñoz (11). No other defensive lineman has been selected more than twice.
These Two Bengals Fans Have Twin Hopes At No. 1
Two weeks before the NFL Draft and the Luehrman twins have stopped wondering if it can get any crazier. Ryan and Adam grew up in Athens, Ohio rooting for the Bengals and saving their biggest cheers for Chad Johnson. Then they grew up to be high school receivers for Joe Burrow, making them quite interested observers.
Bengals Banking on Waynes To Help Transform Defense
In this Give-Me-The-Ball day and age, the Bengals started the Zooming '20s by signing a guy that never wanted the thing. Former Vikings cornerback Trae Waynes, one of the highest paid in the Bengals' most lucrative free-agent class ever, remembers telling his middle school coach back in Kenosha, Wis., 'I'm not playing football if you put me on offense.'
Bengals '06 Draft: One For The Ages and How It Went Down
If the 2006 draft isn't the best in Bengals' history, it certainly has to be one of the longest lasting in the NFL in the last 20 years since three of the picks played at least seven games in their 14th seasons last year and at least one is signed up for a 15th in 2020.
Who Dey is the coolest cat in the NFL. Check out some of the best images of the Bengals mascot in action.
Cincinnati Bengals wide reciever Chad Ocho Cinco clelebrates with Bengals Mascot Who Dey during a NFL football game Sunday, Oct 19,2008 in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Tony Tribble)
Cincinnati Bengals mascot Who-Dey high fives a soldier after he was brought on field in an U.S. Army humvee prior to an NFL football game against the New York Giants, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Tom Uhlman)
Team mascot Who-Dey of the Cincinnati Bengals waits for the team to take the field against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, September 17, 2006 in Cincinnati, OH. (AP Photo/Thomas E. Witte)
The Cincinnati Bengals mascot, Who Dey, greets fans following a preseason NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017, in Cincinnati. (NFL Photos via AP)
The Cincinnati Bengals mascot Who Dey takes the field before an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Frank Victores)
Cincinnati Bengals fans take pictures with the Bengals' mascot Who Dey at the NFL Network fan activation outside Paul Brown Stadium before an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2015, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Frank Victores)
Cincinnati Bengals mascot Who Dey leads the team onto the field at the start of an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Cincinnati Bengals cheerleaders perform with mascot Who Dey in the first half of an NFL preseason football game against the Tennessee Titans, Saturday, Aug. 17, 2013, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Tom Uhlman)
The Cincinnati Bengals led by their mascot Who-Dey take the field before an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Gary Landers)
Cincinnati Bengals mascot Who-Dey holds a flag on the field at the start of an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Tom Uhlman)
Cincinnati Bengals mascot Who Dey leads the team onto the field at the start of an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Cincinnati Bengals mascot Who Dey performs prior to an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers, Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019, in Cincinnati. (Aaron Doster via AP)
Cincinnati Bengals mascot Who Dey cheers during an NFL football game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, October. 26, 2014, in Cincinnati, OH . ( AP Photo/Tom Hauck)
The Cincinnati Bengals mascot Who Dey looks on during a week 7 NFL football game between the Pittsburgh Steelers in Cincinnati, Ohio on October 21, 2012. (AP Photo/Scott Boehm)
The Cincinnati Bengals led by their mascot Who-Dey take the field before an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Gary Landers)
Who Dey, the Cincinnati Bengals mascot is seen on the sidelines as he entertains fans during a week 10 NFL football game between the Houston Texans against the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday, Nov. 16, 2015 in Cincinnati. (Scott Boehm via AP)
Other Noteworthy Items
- The league announced that 58 prospects to participate virtually in the 2020 NFL Draft.
- The Bengals re-signed guard Alex Redmond to a one-year deal.
- Waynes was a guest on the RapSheet and Friends Podcast with NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport.
- A look back at the highlights from the Bengals 2020 season.
