Adam Schefter reports that Bengals DE Trey Hendrickson has requested to be traded from Cincinnati. Schefter says that Hendrickson is looking for more long-term security than Cincinnati has been willing to offer up to this point.  Hendrickson is owed to make $15 million for the 2024 season. The Bengals are in a tough position right now with Tee Higgins also requesting a trade and a big-money extension needed for WR Ja’Marr Chase. Hendrickson, 29, was selected with the No. 103 overall pick by the Saints out of Florida Atlantic in 2017. He finished his four-year rookie contract worth $3,106 ..read more

The Cincinnati Bengals announced they officially picked up WR Ja’Marr Chase‘s fifth-year option for the 2025 season. We have exercised the option to extend contract of WR Ja’Marr Chase. pic.twitter.com/cZ2ccWYUxR — Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) April 24, 2024 Now that he’s completed three seasons, Chase is officially eligible for a new deal. However, the Bengals have him under contract for two more seasons, including the $21,816,000 fifth-year option for 2025. The two sides can still work out a long-term extension.  Last month, Bengals EVP Katie Blackburn indicated the Bengals and Chase ..read more

Bengals 2023 first-round DE Myles Murphy reflected on what his life was like preparing for the draft a year ago. After his first season in the NFL, Murphy shared what he’s learned and how he’s using that to get better. “There are two types of conditions — there is a Combine condition and there is football condition,” Murphy said, via Jay Morrison of Pro Football Network. “I was in great Combine condition a year ago but not in good football condition. So I feel like right now I’m in really good football condition. My endurance is great, the strength is there. So I feel like my preparation for t ..read more

Bengals Re-signed ERFA QB Jake Browning Signed QB Logan Woodside Chiefs Re-signed ERFA LB Jack Cochrane Eagles Activated CB Isaiah Rodgers from the suspended list Falcons Placed QB Matt Ryan on the retired list Texans Signed LB Jacob Phillips     The post NFL Transactions: Tuesday 4/23 appeared first on NFLTradeRumors.co ..read more

Adam Schefter reports that the Bengals have re-signed exclusive rights free agent QB Jake Browning to a two-year contract. The team also announced they are signing QB Logan Woodside to a one-year deal. Exclusive rights free agents have fewer than three years of accrued experience and can be retained by teams for the minimum salary.  Browning, 27, signed with the Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2019 out of Washington. He was waived coming out of the preseason but re-signed to the practice squad.  Browning signed a futures deal with Minnesota for the 2020 season. He was again wa ..read more

Bengals Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer thinks tackle is a position to watch for the Bengals with their first-round pick at No. 18 overall.  Houston OT Patrick Paul took an official visit with the Bengals. (MLFootball) TCU OT Brandon Coleman had an official visit with the Bengals. (MLFootball) Browns Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer notes the Browns don’t pick until Day 2 and defensive tackle and running back are among their priorities.  The Athletic’s Zac Jackson writes with no major pressing needs on the roster, the Browns and GM Andrew Berry are set up well to trade back in ..read more

According to Albert Breer, the Titans hosted Oregon State RT Taliese Fuaga for an official 30 visit.  Tennessee is the fourth team to have a reported visit with Fuaga. The full list includes:  Titans Bengals (Ryan Fowler) Cowboys (Nick Harris) Steelers (Ray Fittipaldo) Fuaga has established himself as one of the top tackle prospects in this class and it’s looking more and more like he’ll end up being a top-20 selection.  Teams can host up to 30 players for interviews and medical evaluations at their own facilities, with players who live or go to college in the local ..read more

Per Joe Goodberry, Illinois DT Johnny Newton had an official 30 visit with the Cincinnati Bengals.  His given name is Jer’Zhan but he is also willing to go by Johnny, as people have trouble pronouncing “Jer-Zawn”. “A lot of people just don’t know how to say Jer’Zhan, so I was like, just call me Johnny,” Newton told The Palm Beach Post. “Either or is fine.” Newton, 21, was a consensus All-American in 2023 and was named First-Team All-Big Ten in 2022 and 2023. He is considered to be one of the top defensive tackle prospects in this year’s draft class. Lance Zierlein of NFL.com compares him ..read more

Bengals The Bengals have been rumored to be interested in one of the many strong offensive tackle prospects in the first round of the upcoming draft. New Cincinnati OC Dan Pitcher described what they like at that position. “When (Trent Brown) engages a rusher on the edge and that rusher tries to do anything other than run around him, he’s able to blunt that rush and keep the width of the pocket,” Pitcher said, via Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic. “A lot of time, quite honestly, guys just quit. Guys stop rushing. When they engage him and try to collapse him to the spot and are not going anywher ..read more

Bengals Bengals RB Chase Brown is doubling down on putting emphasis on improving his physical standards heading into 2024, as he’s added a team around him that will focus on developing and maintaining his body. “I have a lot of people now around me to help keep my body in shape,” Brown said, via Bengals Wire. “I learned so much from last season and I’m taking that knowledge and doubling it in year two. I’m going to have a trainer with me and have a physical therapist and masseur come over to my house a few times a week. It’s investing in the craft, investing in my body. I think that’s where pe ..read more