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Bengals Bytes (4/5): Out of nowhere

What is the Bengals biggest remaining hole heading into the draft? The Ravens made a questionable trade. Tony Romo retires unexpectedly and joins CBS as a commentator.

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2017 Top Draft Propects: CB

This gallery features some of the top Cornerbacks in this year's draft class.

Hobson's Choice: draft winds at hurricane force

Mixon-Kamara is an interesting discussion. My sense is if a highly-rated back isn’t there they’ll be content to get a running back later. Even if Mixon is there. If they don’t an edge rusher at No. 9, they’ve got to get him at No. 41, right? But, OK, if they get the edge guy first and Mixon is there I think it’s an interesting discussion. It all depends on their vetting process because they’ve looked at him enough that they must think he can play.

Biggest remaining roster hole for every NFL team headed into NFL draft

The offensive line has plenty of holes, but it doesn't seem like that position is a priority in the draft with the Bengals planning to replace veterans Kevin Zeitler and Andrew Whitworth with their draft picks from 2015.

AFC North Byte

Browns bring wide receiver Corey Davis in for a visit

One of these days, the Browns are going to acquire a quarterback. Assuming they do, they’ll want to find someone he can throw it to. According to Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, the Browns are visiting with Western Michigan wide receiver Corey Davis today and tomorrow.

Report: Nick Mangold visiting Ravens

After trading their starting center to the San Francisco 49ers last month, the Baltimore Ravens are kicking the tires on one of the best free agent centers left on the market.

Ravens Trade Timmy Jernigan, Draft Pick to Eagles in Exchange for 3rd-Round Pick

Rather than sign Timmy Jernigan to a long-term contract, the Baltimore Ravens traded the defensive tackle to the Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles announced they acquired Jernigan and the 99th overall pick in the 2017 NFL draft from the Ravens for the 74th overall pick in this year's draft.

Report: Nick Mangold visiting Ravens

After trading their starting center to the San Francisco 49ers last month, the Baltimore Ravens are kicking the tires on one of the best free agent centers left on the market.

Random Bytes

Tony Romo Granted Release Amid Retirement, CBS Broadcasting Career

The Dallas Cowboys granted former starting quarterback Tony Romo his release Tuesday after Dak Prescott took the reins of the team's offense with a terrific rookie campaign in 2016. Ed Werder of ESPN.com first reported the high-profile roster move. ESPN.com's Todd Archer confirmed the Cowboys placed a post-June 1 designation on the release.

Amazon to Live-Stream NFL Thursday Night Football Games, Replacing Twitter

Amazon was awarded Tuesday the streaming rights to 10 of the NFL's Thursday Night Football games for the 2017 season, according to SportsBusiness Journal's John Ourand. Amazon reportedly paid $50 million for the rights, which is five times more than what Twitter paid a season ago. Ourand added Facebook and YouTube also bid for the streaming package.

Texans were top choice for retiring Tony Romo

Should retiring Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo have opted to remain playing, the Texans were atop his list of football options.