Chris Mortensen loves the Bengals.

by JohnnyK on Aug 18, 2009 5:49 PM EDT Comment 4 comments

26 of the NFL's 32 teams are located east of Denver, making themselves relatively close to one another. Visiting them all would make for one hell of a road trip, eh? I'm sure that's what ESPN's Chris Mortensen thought when he signed up to take a bus and visit most of those teams in "Mort Goes to Camp".

You may have noticed that I said MOST and not all 26 teams because a few were left on the chopping block. I thought I'd point this out in a fanpost since the Bengals failed to make the cut. If you ever watch ESPN, then this is no surprise to you. The network rarely gives the Bengals favorable coverage. Even though Mortensen has no time for the Bengals, he can still see a whopping 21 of the 26 aforementioned teams. Thanks Mort!

Finally, I'd like to point out that it's not like he wasn't in the area. He was 3 hours away while with the Colts and the Titans, and 5 hours away while visiting the Browns and the Lions.

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Is this really a surprise?

On the other hand, to play devil’s advocate, there is this little thing called “Hard Knocks” in the area already, maybe he figures whatever little he does want to see about the Bengals he can get from that. (Assuming he even thought about it in the first place, of course.)

by FriarBob on Aug 18, 2009 8:16 PM EDT reply actions

Yeah, I thought about that too. It is a possibility. But I’m going to take a wild guess and say that it didn’t stop him or ESPN from visiting the Cowboys when Hard Knocks was covering them.

And no it’s not a surprise, but it’s a reminder of how the national media acts.

by JohnnyK on Aug 19, 2009 12:30 PM EDT up reply actions

Dan Santucci waived

The ever present rapid reports on CBS report that we released Santucci following his foot injury suffered in training camp.

The Bengals released C Dan Santucci. The third-year player suffered a foot injury in training camp on Aug. 5. If Santucci clears waivers tomorrow, he will be placed on IRL.

by Squizza on Aug 18, 2009 8:18 PM EDT reply actions