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Bengals Bites: Trouble for Vontaze Burfict

Marvin Jones may need surgery. The Bengals, for some unknown reason, will not be trying out kickers. Vontaze Burfict may be facing some trouble.

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Greg Olsen of Carolina Panthers says Vontaze Burfict of Cincinnati Bengals needs to be disciplined for post-tackle tactics - ESPN
Carolina Panthers tight end Greg Olsen called for the NFL to suspend Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict for intentionally trying to injure him and quarterback Cam Newton following touchdowns in Sunday's 37-37 tie. Video shows Burfict twisting and "cranking" the ankles of both players after they scored.

Marvin Jones of Cincinnati Bengals to see specialist about right ankle injury - ESPN
Bengals receiver Marvin Jones is heading to North Carolina on Tuesday to get his right ankle examined by a foot specialist, a source told ESPN.com on Tuesday. The source said Jones wants to re-evaluate the injury and to weigh options concerning what the team should do with him with respect to his injury-list status.

Marvin Lewis: Bengals won't try out kickers - Cincinnati Bengals Blog - ESPN
One day after kicker Mike Nugent missed a game-winning field goal as time expired in overtime Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis affirmed his support for the kicker, saying he had no plans to bring in other players for evaluation this week.

PFF reviews the Bengals' Week 6 tie - Cincinnati Bengals Blog - ESPN

The Carolina Panthers, for better or worse, are now in the Cincinnati Bengals' rearview mirror. But before we completely move on from Sunday afternoon's game, let's take a quick peek at some of the ways our friends at Pro Football Focus analyzed and examined Cincinnati's Week 6 game. As always, take the grades and notes you see below with a certain grain of salt because they can end up being amended. Bad grades also can sometimes simply be the product of particular schemes, coverages or formations a team happens to employ in a respective week based upon the opponent.

Inability to curb Cam Newton has Cincinnati Bengals burning - ESPN

Adam Jones has a personality as blunt as you will find in the NFL. He's a self-proclaimed straight shooter who revels in telling the truth, regardless of how brutally honest or ugly it may be. There's no sugarcoating what goes on when he opens his mouth to speak.

Bengals notebook: WRs step up, defense befuddled

With wide receiver A.J. Green missing Sunday's game against Carolina due to his toe injury and wide receiver Marvin Jones missing his fifth straight game of the season due to injury, the Bengals needed some unsung receivers to step up in their place and several did.

Knowshon Moreno’s season over after one game back (ACL) | ProFootballTalk

Dolphins running back Knownshon Moreno finally made it back to the field Sunday, and it wasn't pretty. It was also short. The Dolphins announced this morning that Moreno was being placed on season-ending injured reserve with a torn ACL.