1 DAY AGO - Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK What position could use some help before the season starts? Quick Hits: Burrow Nostalgia; Early Father's Day; A Captain's Endorsement; Emergency Snapper Wings It; Myles Murphy Taming Bengals Playbook"It's strange," said White, watching the NFL's reigning all-time completion percentage leader. "Half of it is, 'Ah, there's Joe. The same guy I've known forever.' The other half is you watch him throw and run and he's so much bigger and stronger and every part of his game is better. But to the guys who coached him and played with him, he's just, 'Joe.'" Cincinnati Bengals OTA Takeaways: Thoughts on Joe Burrow, the O-Line, the Secondary and MoreStar quarterback Joe Burrow had a good session. He connected with Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins on multiple plays in 7-on-7 drills. He also found tight end Irv Smith Jr. on a seam route. Bengals get huge slotting in new offseason power rankingsTim Weaver of Seahawks Wire released a power rankings Collapse

1 DAY AGO - Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK How he’s not a head coach right now is the NFL’s loss and the Bengals’ gain. After the 2021 season, most Cincinnati Bengals fans figured defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo would be packing his bags and heading to another city to be an NFL head coach. It didn’t happen then, or after the 2022 season, when again, Bengals fans were waiting for the news that the team would be looking to restock their coaching ranks. Somehow, Anarumo is still the Bengals defensive coordinator, which is good for Cincinnati and bad for the teams on the Bengals’ schedule this season. Anarumo came to Cincinnati before the 2019 season when head coach Zac Taylor was hired. In that time, the Bengals have added big-name free agents like DJ Reader, B.J. Hill, Chidobe Awuzie, Mike Hilton, Trey Hendrickson, and Vonn Bell. They allowed the sixth least points scored per game in 2022, and are poised for another solid defensive season under Anarumo’s direction. The Collapse

2 DAYS AGO - Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images When camp starts, there are a few battles to keep an eye one Is it September yet? No? What do you mean it’s just early June? Oh god, it’s so hot outside (“milk was a bad choice”)! That’s me every morning. I just want football to be back. I know you do too. Training camp begins soon(ish), and, below are some of the Cincinnati Bengals’ position battles we could see heading into the preseason. Right Tackle: Contenders: Jonah Williams, La’el Collins, Jackson Carman Williams was moved to right tackle after the Bengals signed Orlando Brown Jr. in free agency to be the team’s new blind-side protector at left tackle. Williams likely has the upper hand on the position right now because of his experience in the NFL and because Collins is still battling back from a torn ACL he had surgically repaired late last season, which will likely land him on the PUP list when the season starts. Williams isn’t 100 percent healthy either after dealing with a Collapse

3 DAYS AGO - The Cincinnati Enquirer-USA TODAY NETWORK The Bengals are fortunate to have these two blazing the trail for the franchise. Bengals LBs Germaine Pratt, Logan Wilson land in PFF’s Tier 5 rankingCincinnati already extended Germaine Pratt this offseason after his brief stint to free agency, bringing back a player who dramatically improved in coverage and continues to progress across the board. 3 Bengals players who are definitely entering their last season in CincinnatiWilliams had a solid 2021 season at left tackle so the team picked up his fifth-year option and that ended up not being a great thing for them. He led the league in sacks allowed during the 2022 season and that meant the Bengals weren't in a great position at left tackle for the 2023 season. What questions are left to answer? Bengals Monday morning briefingAs of Monday, there are less than two months until the Hall of Fame Game in Canton, and the only major milestone left this summer is the start of OTAs. After Collapse

4 DAYS AGO - Getty Images Irv Smith will prove himself as a worthy FA pickup. You know how sometimes you get a gut feeling about something? Someone asks how you know, but you have no answer because it’s just a pure gut feeling. That’s how I feel about tight end Irv Smith Jr. Well, this is a new year for him. New team. New outcome. Irv Smith Jr. TDs coming to The Jungle soon More highlights on https://t.co/KpeqK4SiJU pic.twitter.com/sysv9aFBgi— Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) March 30, 2023 Smith has been a backup throughout his young career thus far. 2020 proved to be his best year as he was third in receiving yards for the Vikings, only behind star wideouts Justin Jefferson and Adam Thielen, with 365 yards and five touchdowns. His success was cut short in 2021 when Smith went down with a meniscus injury and missed the season. Throughout his young career, he has sat passenger seat to names like Kyle Rudolph, Tyler Conklin, and T.J. Hockenson. The Bengals might not use utilize the Collapse

6 DAYS AGO - The Cincinnati Enquirer-USA TODAY NETWORK The rookie receiver from Princeton is learning how to use his physical gifts from one of the best At 6’ 3”, 212 pounds, Andrei Iosivas is a big man, especially for a wide receiver. So it’s a good thing he gets to learn from the 6’ 4”, 220 Tee Higgins. Recently, the rookie revealed that he’s been figuring out how to use his massive frame at the professional level from a man who has done it rather successfully for a few years now. Iosivas said: Tee knows we’re very similar in build, so he knows how my body works more... Tee is humongous. He gets out of his breaks really well. If I can just be a mentee under him for a little bit. See how he does things. Even he told me that DBs in the league are surprised how fast he comes out of his breaks despite how big he is. So I want to be at that level. So what has sixth-round pick out of Princeton learned from the fourth-year veteran so far? Here’s what he told Bengals.com’s Geoff Hobson: A Collapse

6 DAYS AGO - Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images A mock blockbuster trade for the second overall pick from the 2020 NFL draft to start your weekend. Tyler Boyd's Stat Twin T.J. Houshmandzadeh Cheers His Record Book RouteIf Boyd averages what he's done the last two seasons in the slot between 1,000-yard receivers Chase and Higgins, his 63 catches for 795 yards put him into fourth place on the club's all-time list with 509 catches, two more than Houshmandzadeh's 507, and seventh in yards with 6,128, shooting past Houshmandzadeh (5,782), Darnay Scott (5,975) and six shy of Eddie Brown. When Will Jonah Williams Return to Cincinnati Bengals?The veteran offensive tackle requested a trade in March after Cincinnati signed Orlando Brown Jr. to a four-year, $64 million contract. The Bengals had some trade discussions involving Williams, but didn't get close to moving the former first round pick, sources told All Bengals. How adding DE Myles Murphy bolsters Bengals' pass rushThe big number is Collapse

7 DAYS AGO - Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images This week, we look at some of the headlines with Tyler Boyd’s return and talk about another Potential Breakout Player candidate. One of the Cincinnati Bengals’ most prominent players returned to offseason workouts this week, with Tyler Boyd joining his teammates. With his return came some intriguing soundbites, and we talk about it this week on The Orange and Black Insider. We also continue our Potential Breakout Players list with a backup player who is posed for a bigger role for the first time in his career. Will he rise to the challenge? All of this and more as we go live Thursday night at 7:15 p.m. ET! Join us on your favorite platform, or catch it in a number of ways afterward! If you’re unable to join us live here at Cincy Jungle or YouTube for every episode, all of our podcast content is available here on CJ, the Stitcher, Spotify, iHeart Radio and Google Play Music apps, our Orange and Black Insider YouTube channel, as well as Collapse

7 DAYS AGO - Cara Owsley/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK The Bengals’ big free agent addition was hoping to identify a great cause to support in the Cincinnati community and is working with Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’s Greater Cincinnati chapter. To say that offensive lineman Orlando Brown Jr. has made a massive impression on the city of Cincinnati and Bengals fans in just a few short months is a huge understatement. Aside from his physically-imposing size, Brown has made the rounds at major events in The Queen City, as well as endeared himself to the fan base with a number of interviews, including one right after he signed his free agent deal with our own Orange and Black Insider. In our chat with him back in March, we asked him about his charitable endeavors back in Kansas City. He was looking for a charity to identify since landing in Cincinnati but did an incredible amount of work in the fight for Diabetes research. His work with Mercy Hospital netted around $50,000 in a Collapse