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Ahead of the Bengals’ first preseason game of the season, the team has released its first weekly release of the season. Among the interesting tidbits found in this release is a pronunciation guide for the Bengals players whose names you may not be sure how to pronounce.
This is handed out to the broadcaster and announcers for each Bengals broadcast, but, you’ll still hear many national broadcasters pronounce Bengals’ players names incorrectly all season. Check out the guide and you’ll be able to correct them (to your friends) when they undoubtedly mis-pronounce a player’s name .
While it’s unclear if the Bengals were trying to make a point by saying Vontaze Burfict rhymes with perfect, we dig it.
Defense:
Geno Atkins: JEE-no
Chykie Brown: CHAH-kee
Vontaze Burfict: VONN-tez BER-fict (rhymes with “perfect”)
Darqueze Dennard: dar-KWEZ deh-NARD
Jayson DiManche: dih-MAHNCH
Clayton Fejedelem: FEDGE-uh-lemm (the “d” is silent)
Marquis Flowers: mar-KEECE (rhymes with “peace”)
George Iloka: ie(rhymes with “tie”)-LO-kuh
Dre Kirkpatrick: DRAY
Jeff Luc: pronounced as “Luke”
Rey Maualuga: RAY mow(rhymes with “now”)-uh-LOO-guh
Domata Peko: DOE-mah-tah PECK-o
Vincent Rey: RAY
Derron Smith: duh-RONN
Margus Hunt: MAR-guss
Offense:
Giovani Bernard: jee-o-VAHN-ee
Russell Bodine: BO-dine
Andrew Bonnet: BAHN-ett
Tra Carson: (pronounced as “tray”)
Tyler Eifert: IE(rhymes with “tie”)-fert
Antwane Grant: ann-TWAYN
Ryan Hewitt: HUE-it
Jake Kumerow: KOO-mer-o
Matt Lengel: LENG-guhl (hard “g” on second syllable)
Joe Licata: lih-KAH-tuh
Cedric Ogbuehi: o-BWAY-hee
Rashaun Simonise: ruh-SHAWN SIE(rhymes with “tie)-monn-ize
C.J. Uzomah: yew-ZAH-mah
John Weidenaar: WIDE-nar
Kevin Zeitler: ZITE-ler
Coaches
Ken Zampese (offensive coordinator): zam-PEE-zee
Bill Lazor (quarterbacks coach): pronounced as “laser”
Paul Guenther (defensive coordinator): GUN-thur
Jim Haslett (linebackers coach): HAZ-lett