Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Keep track of every pick the Bengals make in the NFL Draft. The wait is officially over, the 2024 NFL Draft has finally arrived after months of mock drafts and predictions. Draft night is upon us and begins tonight in Detroit. What are some of the Cincinnati Bengals’ biggest needs throughout the weekend? Cincinnati has a few positions in need of a boost, including defensive tackle, offensive line, cornerback, tight end, wide receiver, punter, and a Day 3 running back. The Bengals currently hold the 18th pick and are in a position to snag a player who can easily have ..read more

Photo by James Black/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Bengals have been looking into a lot of Day 3 linebackers in the 2024 class, and that continues with their latest reported meeting. The Cincinnati Bengals have their starting linebackers locked in for at least the next two years with Germaine Pratt and Logan Wilson. After those two, however, they don’t have anyone on a long-term contract, so while it is not a major need, it is the perfect position to use a Day 3 pick on. The most recent reported meeting fits with that mold perfectly. Justin Melo reported that Indiana linebacker Aaron Ca ..read more

Kareem Elgazzar/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK Where do you think the Bengals will go with their first pick? It’s NFL Draft Day! Tonight, one of the more exciting weekends of the offseason kicks off, as the Cincinnati Bengals and other franchises around the league add to their roster with several talented players. This season, the Bengals will be drafting in a unique spot as they are coming off a tough year injury-wise. Still, the team fought for a playoff spot, which landed them the 18th pick of the first round this evening. Throughout the offseason, the question has remained: Which directi ..read more

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images Hendrickson may not get traded, but he wants out. Should that change the Bengals focus ahead of the 2024 NFL Draft? Trey Hendrickson wants a new deal, and without one, he wants out of Cincinnati. While the Bengals don’t have an intent to trade the star, keeping the band together while not paying long-term deals to stars may not be a recipe for success as the 2024 NFL Draft inches closer. Cincinnati has the No. 18 pick in the first round, and defensive end really didn’t seem like a position group they would target here, especially after spending a first-round p ..read more

Cara Owsley-USA TODAY Sports Both sides seem “impatient” as talks have progressed little. Since the arrival of Joe Burrow, the Cincinnati Bengals have been one of the best teams in the NFL. With that national spotlight, the team’s stadium, Paycor Stadium, has been put on a television screen more times than seemingly ever before. That said, the Bengals are going to start having lease negotiations with the Hamilton County Commissioners, and neither side has been going at a reasonable pace. Both sides seem to be growing increasingly frustrated with the situation. Here is an excerpt on the situati ..read more

It’s finally here! Unfortunately there was a little rain on our parade! The NFL Draft is like Christmas for football fans. Free agency isn’t televised. You don’t get to experience it, you only get to read about it or talk about it with your friends. The draft is something you get to watch unfold before you. It’s the closest thing we get to football until the preseason begins. Who will the Cincinnati Bengals select at No. 18 tonight? That’s what Kevin and I were going to talk about on Three and Out this week. That was until Trey Hendrickson decided to rain on our parade by requesting a trade t ..read more

Mandi Wright / USA TODAY NETWORK Everything you need to know if you plan on watching the Bengals build for a Super Bowl run. If you’re tired of endless mock drafts, conjecture, endless debating, and pointless speculation, you’re in luck. The 2024 NFL Draft officially begins on Thursday. That’s when all the talk stops and the action begins. The Cincinnati Bengals had a disappointing 2023, riddled by injuries before the season for Joe Burrow, and one that ended his season. Still, backup quarterback Jake Browning kept the team in playoff contention until the very end, showing the rest of the leag ..read more

Katie Stratman-USA TODAY Sports The Bengals are on the precipice of one of the most interesting draft weekends in team history. Bengals News 2001 NFL Draft Odyssey: Bengals Great T.J. Houshmandzadeh And The Curse Of Perception Anyone who saw one of T.J. Houshmandzadeh’s 627 NFL catches (626 more than Cedric James on that lengthy list of wide receivers drafted ahead of him he can still recite from memory and pure rage), isn’t surprised that he’s trash-talking with his 10-year-old son. NFL Network pokes fun at Bengals, trade requests during Daniel Jeremiah’s mock draft NFL Network aired Daniel J ..read more

Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images The CBA allegedly prevents it. Cincinnati Bengals star Trey Hendrickson wants a long-term deal, but that’s hard to do right now. On July 27, 2023, Hendrickson signed a contract extension and isn’t fully eligible for a new deal yet. Sports agent Jesse James brought this note from the CBA to light after ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Hendrickson’s desire to play elsewhere. Per the NFL CBA, Hendrickson can add years to his current contract but can’t add any increase in money to his 2024 or 2025 seasons for several more months. So that effectively nukes a new d ..read more

Kareem Elgazzar/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK Went from zero to 100 real quick. Did you know Trey Hendrickson was unhappy in the Queen City? Well, I, for one, did not, and neither did the strong majority of Bengaldom. Alas, the Cincinnati Bengals now have a potentially major problem on their hands. Hendrickson, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, has requested a trade the day prior to the commencing of the 2024 NFL Draft, in which Cincinnati is slotted to pick 18. According to The Cincinnati Enquirer’s Kelsey Conway, Hendrickson has also considered retiring. The Bengals have an ample amount of needs ..read more