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NFL Week 1 fantasy football inactives watch: Who’s in and who’s out?
Week 1 is usually the healthiest of weeks, with no games that count having been played this season. As such, the inactives list is not nearly as robust as it will be in future editions of this article. Still, if everyone is healthy, there may be a few surprise team decisions as to who won’t […]
Continue readingCincinnati Bengals rookie receiver Ja’Marr Chase, ‘not afraid to get better,’ works on dropped passes
Throughout the offseason, training camp and in the preseason games, this year’s fifth overall draft pick has struggled with repeated drops. In his first news conference since the issue became more pronounced, Chase said the missed catches stemmed from a lack of focus and concentration. He admitted that he didn’t get as much out of […]
Continue readingCincinnati Bengals sign free-agent CB Eli Apple to one-year deal
Apple, the No. 10 pick in the 2016 draft, was briefly with the Carolina Panthers in 2020 after previous stints with the New Orleans Saints and the New York Giants, the team that drafted him out of Ohio State. Apple, 25, signed with the Panthers on a one-year deal worth $3 million. Apple battled injuries […]
Continue readingCincinnati Bengals agree to deals with CBs Chidobe Awuzie, Mike Hilton, sources say
Awuzie agreed to a three-year contract worth $21.75 million, with $7.5M guaranteed, a source told ESPN’s Dan Graziano. Hilton told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler that he was joining the Bengals. A source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that Hilton will sign a four-year contract. Awuzie gives Cincinnati an outside cornerback to pair with Trae Waynes, who signed […]
Continue readingCincinnati Bengals to keep head coach Zac Taylor, ‘remain bullish on foundation’ he is building
The Cincinnati Bengals will bring back coach Zac Taylor for a third season. In a statement released on Monday morning, team president Mike Brown said the franchise remains optimistic about Taylor despite going 6-25-1 over the past two seasons. “We remain bullish on the foundation Zac is building, and we look forward to next year […]
Continue readingNFL draft order for 2021: First-round picks from 1 to 32, including Jaguars with No. 1
The order for the top 18 picks in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft is set, with the Jacksonville Jaguars picking No. 1 and the New York Jets picking No. 2. Could both teams be thinking quarterback with their picks? NFL draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr.’s top-ranked quarterbacks — Trevor Lawrence (Clemson) and […]
Continue readingHow Zac Taylor stays confident in Bengals despite two wins, an injured franchise QB and job questions
CINCINNATI — For a moment, it looked like Zac Taylor’s trademark optimism might have disappeared. One couldn’t fault the Cincinnati Bengals coach for finally slipping in a bit of cynicism after a fifth straight loss, this one a 30-7 rout by the Dallas Cowboys on Dec. 13. Instead, Taylor faintly laughed during his postgame news […]
Continue readingBiggest Week 4 injury questions for all 32 NFL teams: What’s next for Michael Thomas, George Kittle and others
The 2020 NFL season moves into Week 4, which features a highly anticipated matchup between the New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs (4:25 p.m. ET, CBS). The Chiefs could be without defensive lineman Chris Jones against quarterback Cam Newton and the Patriots, who received some good news on Wednesday when running back Damien Harris […]
Continue readingHow Dodgers phenom Gavin Lux wants to make a difference in Kenosha
Lately, though, Lux has found himself consumed by his hometown of Kenosha, Wisconsin, a lakeside community of around 100,000 people that has become embroiled in the racial tension that has risen across the nation over the past four months. Jacob Blake, a 29-year-old Black man, was shot seven times in the back by a white […]
Continue reading20 contenders for the 2020 NFL season, 20 big weaknesses: Ranking the Achilles’ heels
In the salary-cap era, no NFL team can head into a season with above-average starters at every position. Some teams have come close — and others have been able to mask their issues with dominant players at other positions — but every team’s weakness gets exposed. The New England Patriots, who have won six Super […]
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