The Cincinnati Bengals have half of their 10 draft picks in the 2024 NFL draft under contract. Cincinnati revealed this development on Friday as rookies reported and started to practice. These are the five picks now under contract: DT McKinnley Jackson CB Josh Newton TE Tanner McLachlan S Daijahn Anthony C Matt Lee Notables of the five who have yet to sign are first-rounder Amarius Mims, second-rounder Kris Jenkins and third-rounder Jermaine Burton. It’s not unusual, though, for the higher picks to lag behind and there’s no concern about all 10 picks having yet to put ink to paper given the ..read more

The Cincinnati Bengals have made it official by announcing their undrafted free agent class following the 2024 NFL draft. Thanks to the never-ending undrafted free agency rumor mill, Bengals fans knew about most of the signings well in advance. But as always, those signings aren’t official until the team makes the announcement and one doesn’t have to look far around the league to see rumored prospect signings change. Right now, though, these signings are official for the Bengals, which means increased depth and competition this summer for positions like punter and running back. Here’s a look ..read more

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow clealry has more muscle on his frame this offseason at spring activities. Burrow also happens to look like his old self on the practice field already and has a refreshing stance on his desire to push through injuries now. So where does the newfound size come from — and why? An enhanced focus on nutrition, with Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com noting that Burrow wanted to change up his “angular 6-4 frame” in the process. “I’m eating more, I’m more dialed as far as nutrition and food schedule and eating when I need to so that’s been a big area of emphasis for ..read more

The Cincinnati Bengals signed free agent safety Geno Stone back in March, and he has officially ingratiated himself with the fans in the city. Stone went to Great American Ballpark for a Reds game against the Arizona Diamondbacks to throw out the first pitch, and didn’t look too bad doing it, sending his toss just a bit outside. Stone has already gotten on the good side of Bengals fans since he signed with the team after spending his first four seasons with the AFC North rival Baltimore Ravens, playing in 51 games, recording 118 tackles, eight interceptions, 11 passes broken up, a forced fumbl ..read more

The Cincinnati Bengals uneveiled jersey numbers for the rookies selected in the 2024 NFL draft recently, so we finally have an entire look at the roster. Headed up by the No. 71 of first-round pick Amarius Mims, the 10-selection draft class slots in nicely among their positional groups when sorting the roster by jersey number. That includes the No. 81 for third-round wide receiver Jermaine Burton, who went away from the fan-requested No. 3 that would have formed the “513” with Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins. Here’s a look at the full current Bengals roster ordered by jersey number as spring ac ..read more

Here’s a not-so-shocking bit of Cincinnati Bengals news ahead of the 2024 NFL schedule release — the AFC North will play the toughest schedule next season. This one files as expected for the division that is commonly cited as the NFL’s toughest on a near-annual basis. What’s interesting is that while the Bengals have a strength of schedule tied for 16th overall, NFL.com’s Kevin Patra broke it down and noted that they play the second-most teams that made the playoffs last year: The Baltimore Ravens face 10 2023 playoff teams, one more than any other club. Ravens (10): CLE (2x), PIT (2x), PHI ..read more

Popular Cincinnati Bengals rookie Jermaine Burton will be one of the names on hand at the NFLPAs annual rookie premiere in Los Angeles. As reported by NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, 40 rookies leaguewide were invited and Burton will be the only rep on hand for the Bengals. With names like Caleb Williams and Marvin Harrison Jr. set to attend, it says something about the third-round pick Burton’s popularity that he would get an invite, too. Burton has a chance to contribute alongside the likes of the biggest invited names if he can win the starting job in the offense alongside Ja’Marr Chase and Te ..read more

Normally, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow landing as a top-five passer in leaguewide quarterback rankings isn’t all that controversial. Normally, anyway. A new set of passer rankings from CBS Sports’ Cody Benjamin, though, slots Burrow fourth overall behind Patrick Mahomes (No. 1), Brock Purdy (2) and Josh Allen (3). Purdy, of course, is the one that might give onlookers pause. Here’s the writeup for Burrow’s No. 4 ranking: Injuries all but wiped out his 2023 season, so there’s some projection of recovery here. But he’s always thrived as a pocket surgeon, and he’s still got top-tier ..read more

The Cincinnati Bengals project to see plenty of primetime games on the 2024 NFL schedule. And while we won’t know the schedule until next week’s (apparently delayed) reveal, we have known the list of opponents the Bengals will face. That means…mock schedules. To keep the sleep May news cycle interesting, the folks at “Good Morning Football” went as far as projecting primetime games on the soon-to-be-revealed schedule, with the Bengals appearing once. On Christmas Day. Peter Schrager’s projections include the Bengals staying home at Paycor Stadium and hosting the Cleveland Browns on Christmas ..read more

The Cincinnati Bengals exited the 2024 NFL draft with a rather universally praised class of players across 10 selections. It isn’t often, though, that the Bengals end up proclaimed as the outright winners of Round 1 as a whole. That makes a new “best pick in every round” effort from Pro Football Focus’ Trevor Sikkema rather notable. There, Amarius Mims gets listed as the best pick of that opening round: Mims is a fantastic athlete for his size but struggled with injuries at Georgia. Regardless, he allowed just six quarterback pressures across 402 career pass-blocking snaps and should start ve ..read more