The Bengals signed veteran linebacker Victor Hobson on Wednesday to bolster their injury-plagued defense. A sixth-year pro, Hobson was cut by the New England Patriots just before the regular season began. He played five years for the New York Jets, making 58 starts that included 14 of 16 games last season.
December 3rd, 2008 | Cincinnati Bengals Football | 0 comments | ContinuedCincinnati Bengals
Bengals sign LB Hobson (PA SportsTicker)
The Cincinnati Bengals on Wednesday signed free-agent linebacker Victor Hobson.
December 3rd, 2008 | Cincinnati Bengals Football | 0 comments | ContinuedBengals put G Whitworth, G/OT Kooistra on IR (AP)
The Cincinnati Bengals placed guard Andrew Whitworth and guard/offensive tackle Scott Kooistra on injured reserve Friday and signed two players. Both players were hurt in the Nov. 16 game against Philadelphia, Whitworth with an ankle injury and Kooistra with a knee injury. They were inactive for last week’s game at Pittsburgh.
November 28th, 2008 | Cincinnati Bengals Football | 0 comments | ContinuedOcho Cinco hasn’t learned from benching (AP)
Asked if he has learned anything from his benching for a verbal altercation with a Cincinnati Bengals coach, receiver Chad Ocho Cinco thought for a few seconds before barely smiling and giving a one-word answer. “No,” he said, then tried to move on. Coach Marvin Lewis is trying to move on, too. Lewis sent the Pro Bowl receiver home before a game in Pittsburgh last Thursday after he showed up late…
November 26th, 2008 | Cincinnati Bengals Football | 0 comments | ContinuedCincy’s Palmer will throw again Dec. 7 (Yahoo! Sports)
The Cincinnati Bengals play the Indianapolis Colts Dec. 7 in Indianapolis, but the biggest event of the day won’t…
November 24th, 2008 | Cincinnati Bengals Football | 0 comments | ContinuedBengals place DE Geathers on injured list (PA SportsTicker)
The Cincinnati Bengals on Monday placed defensive end Robert Geathers on season-ending injured reserve after he suffered a knee injury in Thursday’s 27-10 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.
November 24th, 2008 | Cincinnati Bengals Football | 0 comments | ContinuedBengals place CB Joseph on IR (PA SportsTicker)
The Cincinnati Bengals on Friday placed cornerback Johnathan Joseph on injured reserve with a foot injury, ending his season.
November 21st, 2008 | Cincinnati Bengals Football | 0 comments | ContinuedSteelers win again, but carry worries into break (AP)
The Pittsburgh Steelers got a win, even if it took more work than they would have liked. They also went into a long weekend with more than a few worries. Their offense still isn’t where it needs to be. They’re dealing with three more injuries. And the next four weeks could be the most challenging of their schedule, with the Patriots (6-4), Cowboys (6-4), Ravens (6-4) and Titans (10-0) in succession…
November 21st, 2008 | Cincinnati Bengals Football | 0 comments | ContinuedInjured Bengals CB Joseph out for year (AP)
Cincinnati Bengals starting cornerback Johnathan Joseph will miss the rest of the season with a foot injury. The team on Friday placed Joseph on injured reserve, the third defensive starter lost to injury this season after linebacker Keith Rivers and safety Dexter Jackson. Joseph missed two early games with the injury, but had played in six straight games before aggravating it Sunday against…
November 21st, 2008 | Cincinnati Bengals Football | 0 comments | ContinuedFBI says Ohio man threatened to bomb airports (AP)
FBI officials said Friday they arrested a man who threatened to blow up Cincinnati’s football stadium, two airports, Ohio River bridges, and other landmarks. Frederick Purvis, 42, of Hamilton, Ohio, is accused of sending e-mails to two local media outlets and to the FBI threatening Paul Brown Stadium, the four bridges, the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport and an Indiana casino,…
November 21st, 2008 | Cincinnati Bengals Football | 0 comments | ContinuedBrown will determine if Ocho Cinco remains a Bengal (Yahoo! Sports)
What does the future hold for Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Ocho Cinco in Cincinnati?
November 21st, 2008 | Cincinnati Bengals Football | 0 comments | ContinuedSteelers defense controls Bengals in 27-10 win (AP)
The Steelers honored defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau with a pregame ceremony for his 50 years as an NFL coach and player. His league-best defense found the best possible way to pay tribute to him. The Steelers limited the depleted Bengals to six first downs following an early touchdown drive and found just enough offense themselves amid the snow flurries to control the clock behind Ben…
November 20th, 2008 | Cincinnati Bengals Football | 0 comments | ContinuedJoseph, Ndukwe out of Bengals lineup vs. Steelers (AP)
Wide receiver Chad Ocho Cinco wasn’t the only starter missing from a Cincinnati Bengals lineup that was filled with backups Thursday night in Pittsburgh. Ocho Cinco, formerly known as Chad Johnson, was held out for violating team rules and replaced by Glenn Holt. Also missing were cornerback Johnathan Joseph (knee) and safety Chinedum Ndukwe (foot).
November 20th, 2008 | Cincinnati Bengals Football | 0 comments | ContinuedChad Ocho Cinco is suspended tonight for not sitting up straight (Yahoo! Sports)
Here’s the story from Jay Glazer of FOXSports.com on why we won’t be seeing Chad Ocho Cinco on the field this…
November 20th, 2008 | Cincinnati Bengals Football | 0 comments | ContinuedBengals take no comfort from playing Steelers (AP)
The NFL didn’t do Bengals quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick any favors by acknowledging an officiating error cost the Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense a touchdown on Sunday. Fitzpatrick, sacked seven times during a 38-10 loss to Pittsburgh last month, says the NFL’s No. 1 defense is designed to so overwhelm a quarterback that he worries about every step he takes, every pass he throws, every read he makes.
November 20th, 2008 | Cincinnati Bengals Football | 0 comments | ContinuedHoushmandzadeh leads NFL again (AP)
Chad Ocho Cinco knows that when it’s time to rank the Cincinnati Bengals’ receivers this season, he’s not at the top of the list. And, it’s not even close. Even though the Bengals’ offense is languishing at the bottom of the NFL in yards gained, T.J. Houshmandzadeh is at the top of the league in catches and third-down receptions.
November 19th, 2008 | Cincinnati Bengals Football | 0 comments | ContinuedBengals place WR Chatman on injured reserve (PA SportsTicker)
The Cincinnati Bengals on Wednesday placed wide receiver Antonio Chatman on season-ending injured reserve.
November 19th, 2008 | Cincinnati Bengals Football | 0 comments | ContinuedSome think Reid’s program in Philly run its course? (Yahoo! Sports)
The fallout from the 13-13 tie witht he lowly Cincinnati Bengals Sunday continued in Philadelphia.
November 18th, 2008 | Cincinnati Bengals Football | 0 comments | ContinuedHines Ward not worried about Cincy talk of payback (Yahoo! Sports)
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward has absolutely no fear of facing the Cincinnati Bengals Thursday…
November 17th, 2008 | Cincinnati Bengals Football | 0 comments | ContinuedThese Bengals are fit to be tied (AP)
Thirty-eight seasons went by since the Cincinnati Bengals’ last tie, showing it takes something special to go through an entire game without someone coming out ahead. Whatever it is, these Bengals have it. A 13-13 tie with the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday was only the second in franchise history. The last time the Bengals (1-8-1) played to a tie was 1969, when they were a second-year expansion team…
November 17th, 2008 | Cincinnati Bengals Football | 0 comments | Continued