What can we expect from the Bengals the rest of this year?
5 Cincinnati Bengals predictions that will come true before the 2025 NFL season kicks off including conclusions to contract sagas
The Bengals could use some imagination right about now. They still have some urgent problems to solve before Week 1 arrives in September. Their problems usually end thanks to the power of deadlines, but we’re going to call our shots now instead of waiting until the last minute like they normally do.
Details of Bengals’ Rookie Waiver Dispute With Shemar Stewart
Offseason participation agreements (or waivers) ensure that players are protected if they get injured during the team’s offseason program, including rookie minicamp, OTAs, and mandatory minicamp. Should an injury occur, the agreement guarantees that rookie contract negotiations continue in good faith so players can still receive the same deal as if they were not injured. That goal is explicitly stated in at least one other team’s agreement, but not the Bengals’, according to Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio
Joe Burrow feelings on Trey Hendrickson contract standoff revealed
“I checked with a source, and I was told that Burrow really doesn’t blame people behind the scenes, front offices, coaching staff, other players, when it comes to football operations. He puts it all on his shoulders and says, ‘Hey, we have to get this done. I’m the quarterback of this franchise, let’s do it.’ But he does acknowledge that this is a distraction, that getting Hendrickson done is important.”
Cincinnati Bengals All Alone in Rough Quarterback Protection Statistic This Decade
“Statistically, Burrow is quite literally one of, if not the, top quarterbacks in the NFL, and he’s doing it all behind the worst pass blocking offensive line in the league under the type of quick duress no other quarterback faces,” Sharp declared. “The spun up narratives to try to tear down a great quarterback in the prime of his career to criticize him for things like pocket movement or awareness when he already has one of the fastest release times of any quarterback, while still delivering the best comprehensive performance of any quarterback, is unfortunate and disappointing.”
Bengals 2025 Roster Breakdown: Cordell Volson finds himself with a tougher path to the 53-man roster
Volson enters his fourth season with the Bengals after being drafted 136th overall in the fourth round of the 2022 NFL Draft. He played five seasons at NDSU from 2017-21 following his redshirt year in 2016, appearing in a school-record 65 games and making 41 starts to end his collegiate career. He repped at least one snap at all five offensive line positions for the Bison, but 77% of his snaps were at right tackle and 94% were right of the center.
Analysis: Bengals running back room looking for consistency this season
Cincinnati learned it could lean on Brown more as a workhorse after Zack Moss went down with a neck injury that still has him facing questions as to what he will add to the group. He took a paycut that might have saved his job this offseason but was still rehabbing during the spring workouts.
Bengals WR Tee Higgins Mentors 4-Star Recruit at Youth Camp – Athlon Sports
NFL star Tee Higgins is still repping the Paw. The former Clemson standout teamed up with 4-star 2026 commit Shavar Young Jr. at a youth camp, showcasing the incredible “Clemson family” bond and a commitment to giving back.
5 Cincinnati Bengals predictions that will come true before the 2025 NFL season kicks off including conclusions to contract sagas
The Bengals could use some imagination right about now. They still have some urgent problems to solve before Week 1 arrives in September. Their problems usually end thanks to the power of deadlines, but we’re going to call our shots now instead of waiting until the last minute like they normally do.
Details of Bengals’ Rookie Waiver Dispute With Shemar Stewart
Offseason participation agreements (or waivers) ensure that players are protected if they get injured during the team’s offseason program, including rookie minicamp, OTAs, and mandatory minicamp. Should an injury occur, the agreement guarantees that rookie contract negotiations continue in good faith so players can still receive the same deal as if they were not injured. That goal is explicitly stated in at least one other team’s agreement, but not the Bengals’, according to Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio
Joe Burrow feelings on Trey Hendrickson contract standoff revealed
“I checked with a source, and I was told that Burrow really doesn’t blame people behind the scenes, front offices, coaching staff, other players, when it comes to football operations. He puts it all on his shoulders and says, ‘Hey, we have to get this done. I’m the quarterback of this franchise, let’s do it.’ But he does acknowledge that this is a distraction, that getting Hendrickson done is important.”
Cincinnati Bengals All Alone in Rough Quarterback Protection Statistic This Decade
“Statistically, Burrow is quite literally one of, if not the, top quarterbacks in the NFL, and he’s doing it all behind the worst pass blocking offensive line in the league under the type of quick duress no other quarterback faces,” Sharp declared. “The spun up narratives to try to tear down a great quarterback in the prime of his career to criticize him for things like pocket movement or awareness when he already has one of the fastest release times of any quarterback, while still delivering the best comprehensive performance of any quarterback, is unfortunate and disappointing.”
Bengals 2025 Roster Breakdown: Cordell Volson finds himself with a tougher path to the 53-man roster
Volson enters his fourth season with the Bengals after being drafted 136th overall in the fourth round of the 2022 NFL Draft. He played five seasons at NDSU from 2017-21 following his redshirt year in 2016, appearing in a school-record 65 games and making 41 starts to end his collegiate career. He repped at least one snap at all five offensive line positions for the Bison, but 77% of his snaps were at right tackle and 94% were right of the center.
