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Bengals mourn passing of Marvin Lewis' father
Marvin Lewis Sr., the Ohio River mill worker often credited with bequeathing his son the toughness and work ethic that have defined his teams in Cincinnati for a dozen years, died Thursday afternoon in a Pittsburgh area hospital after a long illness.

Cincinnati Bengals: Top 5 NFL Draft Rumors Surrounding the Team
These are five big rumors you need to know about the Cincinnati Bengals entering the 2014 NFL Draft.

Bengal Quick Takes: Scoreboard coming? - Cincinnati Bengals Blog - ESPN
Get your Thursday started with these quick takes on a few Cincinnati Bengals story lines. Stadium renovations, riverfront expansion and updates on Taylor Mays and Orson Charles are among them:

County, Bengals reach a deal paving way for Banks apartments, GE - Cincinnati Business Courier

The Cincinnati Bengals and Hamilton County have reached a deal allowing construction to go forward on phase 2 of the Banks, including apartments and potentially General Electric's new shared services center.

Bengals, A.J. Green not talking about a new contract yet | ProFootballTalk

By May 3, the Bengals inevitably will exercise the fifth-year option on receiver A.J. Green's contract. The bigger question is whether the Bengals will be extending Green's contract by more than a year.

Teddy Bridgewater falls to second round in Mel Kiper’s latest mock draft | ProFootballTalk

For most of the fall, Louisville quarterback Teddy Bridgewater was talked about as being almost a lock to be the first quarterback selected in the NFL Draft and perhaps the first overall selection by the Houston Texans. As the draft has drawn closer, that sentiment no longer seems to be the case.