Bengals News (4/21): Hometown Heroes

A number of local collegiate prospects have some odd ties to the Cincinnati Bengals.

Bengals News

Hometown heroes, relatives of former players, and other NFL Draft prospects with ties to the Cincinnati Bengals

Cincinnati is a football town, and that goes beyond just the NFL team that plays here.

Bengals Mourn the Passing of Bill Tobin

Bill Tobin, who built one of the NFL super teams before ending his 50-year career in the league as a friend and mentor in the young Bengals personnel department that helped shape one of the most recent Super Bowl teams, has died. He was 83.

Who is Jer’Zhan ‘Johnny’ Newton? Do Bengals consider Illinois DT in NFL draft first round

The 2024 NFL draft is less than one week away, and the Cincinnati Bengals hope to bolster a position of need with the 18th pick of the first round.

3 defensive playmakers Bengals could snag in first round of 2024 NFL Draft

What will the Cincinnati Bengals do with the 18th overall pick in the upcoming 2024 NFL Draft? That’s the biggest question facing the team entering draft day.

Bengals expressing interest in underrated OL before 2024 NFL draft

The Cincinnati Bengals could address the future of the offensive line’s interior during the 2024 NFL draft.

Bengals’ case for drafting Byron Murphy II: Justifying the Texas DT at No. 18

With the 18th pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, the Cincinnati Bengals select Byron Murphy II, defensive tackle, Texas.

NFL Draft Analyst Ian Cummings Sends JC Latham to Bengals in Latest Mock Draft

The Bengals go heavy in the trenches and wait to get Joe Burrow and the offense their first weapon until the fifth round in Cummings’ latest mock draft.

NFL News

2024 NFL Draft: All-Pros, Pro Bowlers and overachievers in this class

The 2024 NFL Draft class is loaded with talent, but as was true last year, the blue-chip prospect pool is not as deep as scouts hoped it would be. The uncertainty around the league regarding the “elites” in this class could lead to some draft-day surprises in the early rounds.

The art of NFL Draft misdirection: How teams use subterfuge to hide their plans

It was four days before the draft, and as the former NFL general manager tells the story, he pulled a scout off a plane and had him drive two hours to a small-school prospect’s hometown for an impromptu last-minute workout.

Better-Than Team for 2024 NFL Draft: Here are the prospects Pete Prisco likes more than scouts do

Utah do-it-all safety Sione Vaki captains Prisco’s 2024 Better-Than Team

Ranking the most to least ideal QB-needy teams for NFL Draft’s top passers to land

It’s impossible to know how much the league has improved quarterback evaluation since the first NFL Draft in 1936.

The 2024 NFL Draft Class Is Full of Older Prospects. Does Age Matter?

College football’s changing landscape is starting to impact the NFL draft, with older prospects—particularly at quarterback—and a thinner draft class.

People Have Jokes About Travis Kelce After Taylor Swift Drops New Album

It appears the Chiefs star is the subject of a couple of tracks on Swift’s ‘The Tortured Poets Department.’