Could next year be the year for Joe Burrow to get that elusive MVP award?
Bengals Banking On Ryan Rehkow To Hit New Heights: “Hasn’t Scratched The Surface’
Just like Rehkow wasted no time showing the Bengals what he had in last season’s record-breaking NFL debut on Opening Day, the Bengals didn’t wait to keep him around for 2025. They did it rather decisively with a two-year deal when tendering a one-year deal would have kept him with the Bengals as an exclusive rights free agent with two or fewer accrued NFL seasons.
Joe Burrow Among Favorites to Win 2025 NFL MVP
The former first overall pick also became the second QB in league history to have multiple seasons completing at least 70% of his passes, joining Drew Brees. He tied Cincinnati legend Ken Anderson for the franchise record with his 70.6% completion percentage, and he broke his own franchise records for yards and touchdowns. Burrow did all this while recovering from a wrist injury that cost him the back half of the 2023 campaign.
New Bengals O-Line Coach Scott Peters Plans Major Strike: ‘They Understand Where They Need To Be If You Put Them There’ | THE CONVERSATION
The Bengals are banking on the fresh and cagey perspective of Peters, a two-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu world champion, a UFC championship trainer and a former state of Arizona boxing commissioner, to heighten the art of protecting Joe Burrow.
Tee Higgins contract: Why Bengals would prefer to avoid using franchise tag on WR for second straight year – CBSSports.com
The Cincinnati Bengals are focused on reaching a long-term deal with wide receiver Tee Higgins, and hoping not to use a franchise tag on him again, according to NFL Media. If the team cannot reach a deal with its veteran before the March 4 deadline (4 p.m. ET), it will likely use the tag on Higgins for the second straight year, Tom Pelissero reports.
Sources – Bengals aim for deals with Chase, Higgins, Hendrickson
The team will attempt to secure a trio of stars who need new deals — wide receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins and defensive end Trey Hendrickson — for the long term, sources told ESPN.
Bengals focused on signing Tee Higgins to long-term deal; likely to use second franchise tag if needed
Placing the tag on Higgins once again would ensure his services for another season, barring a subsequent trade, but it wouldn’t preclude Cincinnati from working out a deal to replace it. Should they end up using the tag, the Bengals would have until July 15 to work out an extension with Higgins before it becomes permanent.
Bengals sign P Ryan Rehkow to two-year extension
The Bengals announced that they have signed punter Ryan Rehkow to a two-year extension on Tuesday morning. Rehkow is now under contract through 2026 and no other terms of the deal have been announced.
Bengals’ Germaine Pratt replacement could be 49ers free agent
Of course, Greenlaw has been an absolute game-changer when healthy. He started 15 games in 2023 and finished with 120 tackles, 1.5 sacks, four passes defended and five tackles for loss. He had another 18 tackles and two interceptions in the postseason before his career-altering injury.
