The Bengals on Wednesday hired former assistant coach Jim McNally as a consultant to work with offensive line coach Paul Alexander. McNally, who spent the first 15 of his 28 NFL seasons coaching the offensive line with the Bengals, will break down film of the Bengals and their opponents while making periodic visits to Cincinnati during the offsesason, spring camps, and training camp. McNally coached with the Bengals from 1980-94 before stops with Carolina, the Giants and the Bills in a career that ended in 2007. He has... [Read More]
Unless the Cincinnati Bengals know something he doesn’t, running back Cedric Benson will be playing elsewhere in 2012 according to Alex Marvez of FOXSports.com. “We haven’t had any talks about a new deal, re-signing or anything like that to my knowledge,” Benson told Marvez and co-host Ross Tucker on Sirius XM NFL Radio. “I’m not sure where things are laying up there in Cincinnati.” His role greatly diminished in Cincinnati’s final three games as the Bengals relied more heavily on the Andy Dalton-led passing game.... [Read More]
Bengals wide receiver Jerome Simpson is due back in court Monday after he pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking charges in January. Simpson is scheduled to appear in Kenton County Circuit Court after investigators from California tracked a package shipped to his Crestview Hills home, which they say contained two and a half pounds of marijuana. Authorities said a search of Simpson's home also turned up six more pounds of marijuana, smoking pipes and scales. Simpson entered a not guilty plea on Jan. 30 after a grand... [Read More]
The Cincinnati Bengals have announced the signing of free agent running back Aaron Brown. Terms were not disclosed. A 2009 sixth-round pick out of TCU by the Detroit Lions, the 6-foot-1, 205-pound Brown started two of 21 games over his first two seasons, gaining 189 yards on 44 carries with 17 receptions for 129 yards and a touchdown out of the backfield. Brown also averaged 22.6 yards on 42 kick returns and recorded one tackle on special teams as a rookie. The Lions waived Brown before the start of the 2011 season,... [Read More]
The Cincinnati Bengals announced that Hue Jackson has been added to the team's coaching staff. Jackson, who coached the Bengals wide receivers from 2004-06, will help coach the team's defensive backs and special teams.The 46-year-old Jackson was fired in January after just one 8-8 season as the Oakland Raiders head coach after serving as their offensive coordinator in 2010. Prior to his stint with the Raiders, Jackson coached quarterbacks with the Baltimore Ravens (2008-09) and was an offensive coordinator with the... [Read More]
Bengals linebacker Rey Maualuga (mow-uh-LOO’-guy) has pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge. The three-year veteran’s attorney filed a written plea Friday in Hamilton County Municipal Court. An employee at a downtown Cincinnati bar told police that Maualuga punched him in the face on Feb. 5. Maualuga and the Bengals have not commented on the charge, which could bring a fine or suspension from the NFL. It’s Maualuga’s second court case in two years. He pleaded guilty to drunken driving after police in... [Read More]
An unnamed source has informed Cincy Jungle that the Cincinnati Bengals have offered new contracts to two defensive linemen who are set to become unrestricted free agents: Frostee Rucker and Jonathan Fanene. Both Rucker and Fanene were major parts of the team's defensive line which was the strength of the team in 2011. Fanene rotated in on the defensive line in certain situations and finished the regular season with 24 tackles and 6.5 sacks, which was second on the team after Geno Atkins' 7.5 sacks. During the post... [Read More]
Former Oakland Raiders CB Stanford Routt will visit Cincinnati on Friday, according to NFL Network. Routt has visited Kansas City and Buffalo since being released by Oakland last week. Routt would fit a need with CB Leon Hall coming off an Achilles injury and CB Nate Clements now in his 12th year.
The Cincinnati Bengals announced the hiring of Mark Carrier for the team's defensive backs coach position. The sixth overall pick of the 1990 NFL Draft, Carrier was the NFL's Defensive Rookie of the Year and went to three Pro Bowls in an 11-season NFL career with the Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions and Washington Redskins. Carrier recorded over 550 tackles, 32 interceptions, 111 passes defensed and forced 16 fumbles in his 168-game career. Carrier began his NFL coaching career with the Baltimore Ravens in 2006, coaching... [Read More]
In 2010, against the Bills, Chris Crocker left the game with a right knee injury after attempting to tackle Fred Jackson on the sideline. He would not return for the rest of the season and would need surgery to repair a torn MCL and PCL. Crocker would return for the Bengals in 2011 and start all 16 games at free safety, but midway through the season his knee began to give him issues and he was not 100 percent. After the 2011 season ended, Crocker had arthroscopic surgery to clean out his bothersome right knee. He... [Read More]
Bengals linebacker Rey Maualuga has been charged with assault stemming from a downtown Cincinnati bar incident. Police cited the 25-year-old Maualuga with the misdemeanor count on Friday after investigating allegations by a bar employee that Maualuga punched him in the face early Sunday morning. Maualuga’s arraignment is scheduled for Feb. 17. No attorney was listed for him. Bengals spokesman Jack Brennan said the club doesn’t comment on unresolved legal matters. The former Southern Cal star was fined by the NFL two... [Read More]
The manager of a downtown bar says Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Rey Maualuga was involved in a bar fight over the weekend where he injured the manager. According to the manager, Maualuga was at Luxe, a bar located at the corner of 6th St. and Main St. in downtown Cincinnati, where he allegedly punched the manager, causing him to be injured. Cincinnati Police are still investigating the incident, and Ray Maualuga has not been charged. FOX19 spoke to Maualuga's agent, Gary Uberstine, who called Maualuga, and then called... [Read More]
Bengals RB coach Jim Anderson wants to see Bernard Scott become more of an all-around back. "He has that versatility, so we just expect for him to work on it," Anderson told PFW at the Senior Bowl. "We're going to work on it and everything so that he can be more of the total package." Scott carried 112 times for 380 yards and caught 13 passes for 38 yards in 2011, his third NFL season. Overall, Scott received nearly twice as many touches as he did the previous season. The potential for Scott to... [Read More]
Patriots WR Chad Ochocinco is soaking up the Super Bowl spotlight even though he's unlikely to be a leading man Sunday. Though No. 85 is now a role player, he's grateful for the opportunity to win his first ring and appreciates the Bengals' role in getting him here. "I sent everyone (in Cincinnati) a letter, a thank you note. I think that's the best I can do. Everybody who had anything to do with me being there, I hope they have it framed," Ochocinco said Wednesday of his former team, which traded him after... [Read More]
Bengals coach Marvin Lewis is considering a familiar face to replace longtime defensive backs coach Kevin Coyle, who left to become the Miami Dolphins defensive coordinator. Hall of Fame defensive back Rod Woodson is a potential candidate to join the Bengals' coaching staff, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. Lewis' connection with Woodson spans eight years from their time in Pittsburgh (where Lewis was the linebackers coach and Woodson was a cornerback) and in Baltimore (where Lewis was the defensive coordinator... [Read More]
