All Entries in the "Cincinnati Bengals" Category
Carson Palmer Won’t Take Pay Cut to Stay With Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer will not take a pay cut to remain with the team next season, James Walker of ESPN.com reports. Palmer, who turns 31 later this month, has four seasons remaining on a 10-year, $122.5 million contract extension the first overall pick of the 2003 NFL Draft signed in 2005. Palmer has [...]
Bengals Announce Blackout
The Cincinnati Bengals announced that this Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Browns at Paul Brown Stadium will not be shown on local television. Dayton, Ohio and Kentucky will also not receive the re-match of the “Battle of Ohio”. Cincinnati had a 57-game sellout streak snapped against the Buffalo Bills in Week 11, and couldn’t avoid [...]
Bengals Place S Chinedum Ndukwe on IR
The Cincinnati Bengals announced that safety Chinedum Ndukwe has been placed on injured reserve. Ndukwe injured his knee during Sunday’s loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. A seventh-round pick (253rd overall) out of Notre Dame in 2007, Ndukwe has started 31 of 53 games over the last four seasons, totaling 257 tackles, 8 quarterback sacks, and [...]
Bengals Place CB Brandon Ghee on IR
Cincinnati Bengals rookie cornerback Brandon Ghee has been placed on injured reserve, Joe Reedy of the Cincinnati Enquirer reports. A 2010 third-round pick out of Wake Forest, Ghee (6-0, 192) has nine tackles in six games this season, including seven on special teams. Ghee has been sidelined with a groin injury. Undrafted rookie linebacker Vincent [...]
Saints RB Pierre Thomas Won’t Play vs. Cincinnati
New Orleans Saints running back Pierre Thomas will not play today against the Cincinnati Bengals, Kara Henderson of the NFL Network reports. The Saints’ leader in rushing yards and touchdowns in 2009, Thomas’ ankle injury has limited him to just 147 yards and 1 touchdown in 2+ games this season. Thomas had been listed as [...]
Bengals DE Antwan Odom Placed on IR
Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Antwan Odom has been placed on injured reserve, the team announced on Thursday. Odom (6-5, 275) had four tackles in four games at the start of the season, but was suspended four games by the NFL for violating the performance-enhancing drugs policy. Upon his reinstatement, Odom was hampered by a wrist [...]
Bengals Sign K Clint Stitser
The Cincinnati Bengals have signed free agent kicker Clint Stitser, Joe Reedy of the Cincinnati Enquirer reports. Rookie kicker Aaron Pettrey has been waived after converting two of his four field goal opportunities during his two-game stint with the team. Stitser went undrafted out of Fresno State in 2009, and spent part of the 2010 [...]
Bengals Sign S Jeromy Miles Off Practice Squad
The Cincinnati Bengals have signed safety Jeromy Miles off their practice squad, Adam Caplan of FOXSports.com reports. An undrafted free agent from UMASS, the 6-2, 210-pound safety had five tackles for the Bengals during the pre-season and has spent the entire season on the team’s practice squad. Caplan adds that Miles may dress for Thursday [...]
Bengals Place DT Tank Johnson on IR
The Cincinnati Bengals announced that defensive tackle Tank Johnson has been placed on injured reserve. Johnson has a sprained knee that has kept him out of the last three games, and was likely going to keep him out of Thursday night’s game against the New York Jets. Bennett (6-1, 200) was a fourth-round pick (123rd [...]
Bengals Place Crocker, Rucker on IR
The Cincinnati Bengals announced that defensive end Antwan Odom has been added to the team’s 53-man roster. Odom had been on a two-week roster exemption following his return from a four-game suspension for violating the league’s substance abuse policy. To make room for Odom, safety Chris Crocker and defensive end Frostee Rucker were placed on [...]
Bengals DE Jonathan Fanene Placed on IR
The Cincinnati Bengals have placed defensive end Jonathan Fanene on injured reserve, Joe Reedy of the Cincinnati Enquirer reports. Free agent defensive end Victor Adenyanju has been signed to replace Fanene on the 53-man roster. After establishing career-highs in games started (10) and quarterback sacks (6), Fanene has been limited to games in a reserve [...]
Bengals’ Sellout Streak Ends
The Cincinnati Bengals 57-game sellout streak will come to an end this week, Joe Reedy of the Cincinnati Enquirer reports. “Sales have been slow this week and not a lot of progress has been made. The pace has slowed considerably,” Bengals ticket manager Andrew Brown said. “There’s not a lot of momentum right now to [...]
Jeff Reed Turned Down Bengals Offer
Kicker Jeff Reed successfully passed through waivers, which isn’t surprising considering the team claiming him would be on the hook for $1.158 million in guaranteed base salary for seven weeks’ work from a struggling kicker. What is surprising is that Reed received offers to kick this weekend, but turned them down. “We had three calls [...]
Bengals Sign T Kirk Chambers
In addition to signing rookie free agent kicker Aaron Pettrey, the Cincinnati Bengals announced the signing of veteran offensive tackle Kirk Chambers. After beginning his NFL career as a sixth-round pick out of Stanford by the Cleveland Browns in 2004, Chambers (6-7, 315) started 14 games over the last three seasons for the Buffalo Bills. [...]
Bengals Sign K Aaron Pettrey
The Cincinnati Bengals have signed free agent kicker Aaron Pettrey, Joe Reedy of the Cincinnati Enquirer reports. Pettrey was signed to replace Mike Nugent, who tore the ACL in his right knee during Sunday’s 23-17 loss to the Indianapolis Colts. An undrafted free agent from Ohio State, Pettrey spent part of the off-season with the [...]
