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• Joe Mixon was “not at all” worried about his future with Bengals this offseason

  08-06-2023 17:42 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The offseason has featured a lot of speculation about running back Joe Mixon‘s future with the Bengals, but Mixon said he hasn’t been troubled by such chatter. Conjecture about Mixon’s status focused on the fact that cutting him with a post-June 1 designation would provide the team with over $10 million in cap space and [more]
  
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• Damar Hamlin launches CPR Tour in Buffalo

  04-06-2023 19:22 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Bills safety Damar Hamlin‘s life was saved on January 2. His experience will save lives. Hamlin is making sure of it. Via Alaina Gatzenberg of ESPN.com, Hamlin launched his CPR Tour in Buffalo on Saturday. It is the first program for his Chasing M’s Foundation. Hamlin distributed 50 AEDs to local youth football teams at the [more]
  
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• Patriots, Steelers put lengthy streaks on the line this year

  04-06-2023 15:00 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  When considering the best teams in the AFC for the coming year, it takes a while for the Patriots and Steelers to enter the conversation. There’s actually a not-small chance that both will bring up the rear in their own divisions. If it happens for either team, it will end a very long streak. Via [more]
  
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• Hayden Hurst will run routes in OTAs on Friday as he returns from groin surgery

  02-06-2023 00:17 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Hayden Hurst is working his way back from offseason groin surgery, preventing him from doing much with his new team so far. He will take another step Friday when he returns to running routes, Panthers coach Frank Reich said Thursday. Receiver DJ Chark Jr., who is recovering from foot/ankle surgery, will have a similar participation [more]
  
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• Broncos sign Tommy Hudson, cut Jacques Patrick

  01-06-2023 01:46 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Broncos are signing tight end Tommy Hudson, Mike Klis of 9News reports. They are cutting running back Jacques Patrick in a corresponding move. Hudson, 26, had a tryout with the Broncos during their rookie minicamp. He had spent his entire career with the Titans, mostly on the practice squad, since entering the league as [more]
  
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• Irv Smith finding his groove with Bengals

  31-05-2023 22:07 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Bengals signed Irv Smith Jr. to be their starting tight end, replacing Hayden Hurst. Smith has not disappointed thus far. Quarterback Joe Burrow has noted Smith’s work ethic in the film room alongside tight ends coach James Casey, with Smith pushing the younger tight ends. “A lot of hard work has been put in [more]
  
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• Tyler Boyd: I loved the Bengals one-upping the Chiefs by signing Orlando Brown

  31-05-2023 21:25 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Bengals wide receiver Tyler Boyd was thrilled to welcome left tackle Orlando Brown to Cincinnati, in part because of the team he was leaving behind. Boyd said that the Bengals, who have faced the Chiefs in the last two AFC Championship Games, especially love taking a great player from a big rival. “I loved it,” [more]
  
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• Sam Hubbard excited to see what’s next after playoff highlights

  31-05-2023 14:05 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Bengals defensive end Sam Hubbard has shown a knack for making big plays in the playoffs. Hubbard had back-to-back sacks of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes to force overtime in Cincinnati’s 2021 AFC Championship Game win on the road and he returned a fumble 98 yards for the game-winning score in last season’s playoff win over [more]
  
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• Tyler Boyd believes Bengals would have beaten Chiefs, if he hadn’t been injured

  31-05-2023 03:18 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  A thigh injury limited Bengals receiver Tyler Boyd to 15 snaps in the AFC Championship loss to the Chiefs. He believes that, if he had played the full game, the Bengals would have won the game. “Still to this day, I feel like if I would have played the whole game, I was the key [more]
  
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• Tyler Boyd participates in organized team activities, insists he’s unconcerned about his future

  30-05-2023 21:36 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Bengals receiver Tyler Boyd had stayed away from the team’s voluntary offseason work until Tuesday. After getting a phone call from coach Zac Taylor last week asking about his plans, Boyd was at the practice facility working with his teammates again. “I just feel like I wanted to come around, bring camaraderie. I miss the [more]
  
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• Bengals, Packers to practice together this summer

  30-05-2023 19:24 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Bengals will get an extended look at Packers quarterback Jordan Love this summer. Bengals head coach Zac Taylor said at a Tuesday press conference that his team will practice with the Packers ahead of their preseason game this summer. That game, which will be the preseason opener for both teams, is set to be [more]
  
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• Duke Tobin on Joe Burrow’s contract: Only thing I can predict is it will be sizable

  30-05-2023 12:29 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is in line for a contract extension and he said recently that he’s been “pretty clear on what I want” in his discussions with the team, but nothing has been finalized at this point. Those discussions have involved Bengals director of player personnel Duke Tobin and executive vice president Katie Blackburn [more]
  
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• Patrick Mahomes is trying to strike the balance between too much and not enough

  27-05-2023 17:54 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The headline that came from Patrick Mahomes‘s recent comments regarding his contract, which is already outdated less than 40 months after it was finalized, focused on his decision to prioritize legacy over money. The full contents were far more nuanced. Mahomes is trying to strike the right balance between taking too much and not being [more]
  
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• Patrick Mahomes: It’s “tough” to see Orlando Brown sign with Bengals

  25-05-2023 15:30 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  When the Chiefs elected to move on from Orlando Brown and the left tackle elected to sign with the Bengals, it added a layer to what’s become one of the AFC’s most intriguing rivalries. But that move didn’t end the friendship with Brown’s former quarterback. Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes was asked about his reaction to [more]
  
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• Boomer Esiason, Lemar Parrish among former Bengals up for election to Ring of Honor

  22-05-2023 15:23 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Bengals inaugurated their Ring of Honor in 2021 and they are going to add two new members to it after a vote by season ticket holders and suite owners this year. The team announced the 13 former players who will be up for election this year. The group is made up of kicker Jim [more]
  
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• Joe Burrow knows what he wants; so what is it?

  21-05-2023 15:36 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The most telling comment from Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow regarding his ongoing contract talks came late in his recent press conference with reporters. “I’m pretty clear on what I want in the contract and what I think is best for myself and the team,” Burrow said. “And so we’re on the road to making that [more]
  
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• Ja’Marr Chase responds to claim Bengals-Bills playoff game would have been different in a dome

  20-05-2023 17:54 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Bengals and Bills got together in the postseason, after the unexpectedly truncated game in Cincinnati to cap Week 17. Former Bills receiver Isaiah McKenzie recently claimed that, if the game had been played indoors, the home team would have won. McKenzie, now with the Colts, made the comments on a podcast with Tyler Dunne [more]
  
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• OTAs could shed plenty of light on Samaje Perine’s role in Denver

  20-05-2023 16:22 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Veteran running back Samaje Perine has never had a chance to be the guy. With OTAs looming in Denver, there could be concrete evidence as to whether and to what extent Perine will become the guy, or something close to it, in his first season with the Broncos. As noted by Nick Kosmider of TheAthletic.com, [more]
  
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• Tee Higgins: It means a lot having Joe Burrow looking out for others in contract talks

  19-05-2023 14:00 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow gave an update on his contract situation this week and said that the fact that other members of the team are also headed for new contracts is “always on your mind” because of the need to have as many good players as possible. One player whose future in Cincinnati could be [more]
  
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• Joe Burrow: Irv Smith is looking smooth, we’re excited to have him

  18-05-2023 17:27 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  With Hayden Hurst signing a three-year deal with the Panthers in free agency, the Bengals had a significant vacancy at tight end. So, they signed former Vikings second-round pick Irv Smith Jr. to fill the void. Smith has suffered various injuries in his career that have limited him to just 37 games with 15 starts [more]
  
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• Orlando Brown on Joe Burrow: With a quarterback like that, the sky’s the limit

  18-05-2023 15:04 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow said this week that tackle Orlando Brown is “everything you could hope for” in a teammate and the admiration is mutual in Cincinnati. Brown called Burrow “super chill” and said that the quarterback is “always playing chess ten steps ahead of the next man on and off the field,” which is [more]
  
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• Joe Burrow: Orlando Brown has been everything you could hope for so far

  17-05-2023 15:55 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  The Bengals made a surprising splash in free agency when they signed left tackle Orlando Brown Jr. After spending his first three seasons with Baltimore, Brown was traded to Kansas City where he continued to excel. But Brown played under the franchise tag in 2022 and the Chiefs ended up signing Jawaan Taylor early on [more]
  
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• Ja’Marr Chase sets goal of setting “every receiver record” Bengals have

  17-05-2023 13:09 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Ja'Marr Chase didn’t struggle to come up with an answer for a question about his goals for the 2023 season. Chase set the Bengals franchise record for single-season receiving yards with 1,455 yards during his rookie season and he posted another strong year in 2022. For his third year in the league, Chase wants to [more]
  
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• Joe Burrow: Hopefully we have Jonah Williams back, but business is business

  16-05-2023 22:12 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  While Bengals offensive tackle Jonah Williams requested a trade after the club signed Orlando Brown Jr. to play left tackle, Williams currently remains with Cincinnati. A report emerged on Monday that the Bengals and Jaguars had pre-draft discussions about a potential Williams trade. But Cincinnati elected to keep the offensive tackle, with Jacksonville selecting Anton [more]
  
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• Tee Higgins on voluntary offseason program: I love the game, why not come in and work?

  16-05-2023 20:28 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins is heading into the final season of his rookie contract, and some players in that situation skip the voluntary offseason program until they get a new deal. But Higgins says that’s not his style. Higgins, who has been participating throughout the offseason, said today that he considers it important and [more]
  
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• Jets among teams interested in being permanent hosts of Black Friday games

  16-05-2023 20:17 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  In a press conference last week, NFL vice president of broadcast planning Mike North said that the Bengals showed interest in being a permanent host of the league’s Black Friday games and they aren’t alone on that front. The team hosting the first Black Friday game is also showing some interest in making it an [more]
  
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• Joe Burrow on contract extension: That’s in the works

  16-05-2023 19:25 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  While Jalen Hurts was the first quarterback from the 2020 draft class to receive a contract extension, Justin Herbert and Joe Burrow likely won’t be far behind. Cincinnati picked up Burrow’s fifth-year option — a move that was more of a formality than anything else given the quarterback’s performance over his first three seasons. But [more]
  
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• Report: Jaguars, Bengals discussed Jonah Williams trade before draft

  15-05-2023 22:19 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  When the Bengals signed left tackle Orlando Brown, Jonah Williams — who had been playing the position for Cincinnati — reportedly requested a trade. To this point, the Bengals have not accommodated that request. Director of player personnel Duke Tobin said before the draft last month that Williams is “a valuable member of our team.” [more]
  
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• Bengals get their entire draft class under contract

  12-05-2023 20:44 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Bengals confirmed a report that they signed first-round pick Myles Murphy on Friday afternoon and they went on to announce that they signed all of their other 2023 picks as well. Murphy was the team’s top pick and their second-round choice was former Michigan cornerback DJ Turner. Turner turned in the fastest 40-yard time [more]
  
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• Bengals wanted to be permanent hosts of Black Friday game

  12-05-2023 18:45 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  When the NFL decided to start playing games on Black Friday, the Bengals saw an opportunity to put themselves at the center of a new tradition. NFL VP of Broadcast Planning Mike North said today that the Bengals offered to host the Black Friday game every year, giving themselves a permanent spot on the holiday [more]
  
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• Bengals sign first-round pick Myles Murphy

  12-05-2023 18:24 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Bengals have gotten one of their key 2023 draft picks under contract. Cincinnati signed first-round pick Myles Murphy to his slotted four-year deal, per Tom Pelissero of NFL Media. Murphy, a defensive end, recorded 18.5 sacks and 36.0 tackles for loss in his three seasons at Clemson. He also had six forced fumbles and [more]
  
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• Monday Night Football has three simultaneous doubleheaders this year

  12-05-2023 04:29 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The NFL has ditched the Week One Monday night doubleheader. The NFL is fully embracing the concept of two Monday night games being played at once. This year’s schedule includes three Mondays with games that will be on at the same time. On two Mondays, they’re staggered by an hour. On the final Monday, they [more]
  
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• Cincinnati Bengals schedule and results 2023: Dates, times, TV, opponents for Weeks 1-18

  12-05-2023 03:38 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  After suffering a heartbreaking loss to the eventual Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game, the Cincinnati Bengals are poised to return to glory. Led by Joe Burrow, the new standard is now postseason success in Cincinnati. Now that the 18-week 2023 NFL schedule has been released, keep reading to see [more]
  
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• Sunday Night Football: Cowboys will be featured three times in 2023

  12-05-2023 02:36 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The full 2023 NFL schedule has been released and this year, NBC’s slate includes 17 Sundays, two Thursdays, and a Saturday. The annual kickoff game will be televised on the network, with the Lions visiting Kansas City to play the defending champion Chiefs. Then the Cowboys will visit the Giants to begin the season’s Sunday [more]
  
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• Future quarterback contracts could use franchise tag to enhance the out years

  11-05-2023 17:43 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  For a while now, we’ve been advocating the use of cap percentages to ensure that quarterbacks don’t have their contracts become obsolete in the later years of the deals. While recently discussing that possibility with someone who has experience negotiating significant quarterback contracts, a different approach was mentioned. One of the upcoming quarterback contacts, we’re [more]
  
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• Chiefs to host Bengals on New Year’s Eve

  10-05-2023 14:05 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  There have been plenty of fireworks between the Bengals and Chiefs in the last couple of seasons and there will be some on tap when they meet in the 2023 regular season. The NFL announced on Wednesday morning that the Bengals will pay a visit to Arrowhead Stadium to face the Chiefs on New Year’s [more]
  
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• Dax Hill looking forward to building on “old times” with DJ Turner

  10-05-2023 13:01 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Bengals are set to have a new look in their secondary this season, but two members of the defensive backfield have a head start on developing their working relationship. Safety Dax Hill joined the Bengals as a 2022 first-round pick out of Michigan and his former college teammate DJ Turner came aboard in the [more]
  
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• Bengals agree to terms with fifth-round pick Chase Brown

  09-05-2023 21:25 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Bengals have agreed to terms with fifth-round pick Chase Brown on his four-year deal, Aaron Wilson of KPRC reports. Brown is the twin brother of Sydney, a safety who the Eagles drafted in the third round. Brown played one year at Western Michigan and four years at Illinois. He produced back-to-back, 1,000-yard seasons, including [more]
  
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• Trevor Siemian: I just wanted to find a good fit and Bengals checked the boxes

  08-05-2023 17:37 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  After spending last season with the Bears, Trevor Siemian signed with the Bengals last week and is now a candidate to be Joe Burrow‘s backup in 2023. Siemian has bounced around since the Broncos selected in him the seventh round of the 2015 draft. He said on Monday that he felt like Cincinnati was a [more]
  
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• Tee Higgins, Damar Hamlin spending offseason time together

  05-05-2023 13:17 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed and went into cardiac arrest after tackling Bengals receiver Tee Higgins in December, in one of the most frightening sights ever seen on an NFL field. Now Hamlin and Higgins are together under much better circumstances. Via the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, Bengals wide receiver Tyler Boyd posted a picture [more]
  
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• Bengals sign Trevor Siemian

  03-05-2023 18:47 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Bengals have found a new backup quarterback. Trevor Siemian has signed with Cincinnati, the QB told multiple reporters. Siemian spent last season with the Bears, appearing in two games with one start. He completed 15-of-26 passes for 184 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Chicago released Siemian in March. A seventh-round pick in [more]
  
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• Joseph Ossai expects shoulder to be ready to go at training camp

  01-05-2023 21:41 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The last play of Bengals defensive end Joseph Ossai‘s 2022 season was a memorable one as he was flagged for hitting Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes out of bounds to set up Harrison Butker‘s game-winning field goal in the AFC Championship Game, but he hasn’t been dwelling on that unhappy ending this offseason. Ossai went for [more]
  
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• Logan Wilson hopeful about contract extension with Bengals

  01-05-2023 18:25 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Bengals linebacker Logan Wilson was happy to hear that defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo would be back in Cincinnati for another season and now he’s looking to secure his own future with the AFC North club. Wilson is in the final year of the contract he signed as a 2020 seventh-round pick and told reporters on [more]
  
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• Zac Taylor: Joe Mixon’s future is here with the team

  30-04-2023 04:39 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Running back Joe Mixon‘s $12.8 million salary cap hit created uncertainty about his future in Cincinnati. Bengals director of player personnel Duke Tobin cast further doubt at the combine when he said he couldn’t predict the future when asked about Mixon’s status. Bengals coach Zac Taylor, though, expressed support for Mixon on Saturday. “His future [more]
  
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• Bengals fan trolls NFL by making coin flip before announcing selection

  29-04-2023 19:43 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  By day three of the draft, the NFL has all sorts of people announcing picks, from all sorts of places. The Bengals’ fan of the year, Phil Armein, made a fourth round pick from the podium in Kansas City. Before announcing the selection at No. 131 (receiver Charlie Jones of Purdue), Armein produced a coin and [more]
  
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• Bengals add DJ Turner with 60th overall pick

  29-04-2023 03:06 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Bengals added edge rusher Myles Murphy in the first round and they added some speed to their secondary in the second round of the 2023 NFL Draft. Cornerback DJ Turner ran the fastest 40-yard-dash at this year’s Scouting Combine in Indianapolis and the Bengals made him the 60th overall pick in Kansas City on [more]
  
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• Gio Bernard announces retirement

  28-04-2023 21:43 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Running back Giovani Bernard announced his retirement from the NFL on Friday. “Ten years ago, I came into this league grateful,” Bernard wrote on social media. “Grateful for what God has done for me to get to that moment and to celebrate all the obstacles that were overcome. And now fast forward 10 years, I [more]
  
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• Bengals take Myles Murphy at No. 28

  28-04-2023 05:33 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  The Bengals added a defensive piece with their first pick of the 2023 draft. The team took edge rusher Myles Murphy off the board with the 28th overall pick. Murphy broke into the Clemson lineup as a freshman with four sacks and 12 tackles for loss. He added 13.5 sacks and 25 tackles for loss [more]
  
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• Basketball skills have helped Michael Mayer make great catches in traffic

  27-04-2023 19:02 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Notre Dame tight end Michael Mayer, who set the all-time receiving record for tight ends in only three seasons in South Bend, initially wanted to play basketball. He tried football on a lark, and it became his future. But his basketball skills have helped. During a Wednesday visit with #PFTPM, Mayer agreed with my characterization [more]
  
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• Tee Higgins at Bengals voluntary workouts this week

  27-04-2023 16:42 via profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
  
  Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins wasn’t with the team for the start of their offseason workout program last week and that wasn’t a great surprise given his contract situation. Higgins is heading into the final year of his rookie deal and many players in that position skip voluntary work, but Higgins has taken a different [more]
  
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