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Bengals Bites (10/15) - Jones Done For Season

The Bengals will not have the services of Marvin Jones. Vontaze Burfict could be punished by NFL. Time to turn the page to the Colts.

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Cincinnati Bengals place Marvin Jones on season-ending injured reserve - ESPN
Bengals receiver Marvin Jones was placed on the team's season-ending injured reserve Tuesday after a foot specialist examined his right ankle in North Carolina earlier in the day. Jones becomes the fourth Bengals player to go on season-ending IR. In a corresponding roster move, the team signed receiver Greg Little, who spent the past three seasons with the Browns before getting cut by Oakland at the end of this year's preseason.

Former Cleveland Browns WR Greg Little signs with Cincinnati Bengals | cleveland.com
Former Browns receiver Greg Little has signed a contract with the Cincinnati Bengals. Little signed after the Bengals put receiver Marvin Jones on season-ending injured reserve. Jones is expected to have surgery on an injured ankle that has hindered him since the spring.

Did Vontaze Burfict try to hurt Cam Newton and Greg Olsen? NFL is looking into it - The Washington Post
The NFL will review accusations that Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict deliberately twisted the feet of Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton and tight end Greg Olsen after they fell to the ground after touchdown runs Sunday.

Pacman Jones to Cincinnati Bengals kicker Mike Nugent: 'Do your job' | Shutdown Corner - Yahoo Sports
Bengals corner and returner Adam Jones called out Nugent for the shocking miss. "We were in a perfect position to win the game, two seconds left on the clock, we've got to win the game," Jones said after the game, per NFL.com. "Everybody in here gets paid to do a job and that's what everybody needs to do."

NFL to review allegations that Vontaze Burfict of Cincinnati Bengals delibertately attemped to injure Cam Newton, Greg Olsen - ESPN
The NFL will review allegations that Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict deliberately twisted the ankles of Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton and tight end Greg Olsen as they lay on the ground after touchdowns Sunday, a league source told ESPN's Ed Werder.

Mike Nugent's miss seals Carolina Panthers-Cincinnati Bengals tie under modified OT rules - NFL - SI.com
Cincinnati had a chance to win the game on that kick because each team already had scored once in overtime. Nugent hit a 42-yard field goal, then Carolina's Graham Gano answered with a 36-yarder. Nugent's second OT attempt, which came on the game's final play, could have handed the Bengals a walk-off victory.

Report: Terrelle Pryor works out for Cincinnati Bengals - NFL.com
There is still a healthy curiosity surrounding former Oakland Raiders quarterback Terrelle Pryor, and the Cincinnati Bengals were reportedly the most recent team to check him out.

A Quick Look: Cincinnati Bengals @ Indianapolis Colts
A less than two-hour drive across I-74 separates a pair of AFC division leaders who will meet at Lucas Oil Stadium on Sunday afternoon.   This time it will be the Bengals (3-1-1) making the short trek northwest to take on the AFC South leading Colts (4-2) in a matchup of two teams who played in January last year.