Bengals News (10/4): Keeping it personal

Young WRs Growing Up Quickly
With John Ross' injury, Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton is looking to break in another young crew of wide receivers.

Quick Hits: Flipping Long-Ago TD Into Teaching Moment; Glenn Expected To Play Soon; Why Boyd Wants Larry's No. 11
Every Cincinnati school kid knows the last time wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald and his Cardinals came to Paul Brown Stadium, little-known Bengals wide receiver Jerome Simpson upstaged the Hall-of-Famer at the end of a touchdown catch that put the Bengals in the playoffs and quarterback Andy Dalton in the record book on Christmas Eve of 2011.

Bengals news: Joe Mixon takes it personal that Cincinnati ranks last in NFL in rushing
The Cincinnati Bengals have been unable to run the ball to begin the season, and Joe Mixon is taking it personal that the team is struggling.

Cincinnati Bengals: No relief in site for struggling O-line
“We still believe in the guys we have, and we do feel like we have some depth behind them,” Taylor said Wednesday. “Every week we evaluate our best five that we put out there. There are some guys that can always step up. Through the first three games, there were some moments where those guys were really challenged, and they stepped up and really did a good job.

Bengals' Zac Taylor remembers being cold with Kliff Kingsbury in Canada
Cincinnati Bengals coach Zac Taylor has less-than-fond memories of playing in icy Canada with Arizona Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury.

Around the League

Stefon Diggs on if he wants out: Truth to all rumors - NFL.com
Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Stefon Diggs' frustrations with the organization have been palpable but the team is adamant he's not available for a trade, Ian Rapoport reports.

Sam Darnold: 'I feel like I'm good enough to play' - NFL.com
New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold continues to recover from mononucleosis. Even though he was limited at practice Thursday, he says he feels good enough to play.

At the NFL season’s quarter mark, what’s for real? What might be meaningless? – The Athletic
Progress reports for all 32 teams from our team of beat reporters.

Lawyers for condo owner say Antonio Brown was 'non-compliant' at last week's deposition
Lawyers for the condo owner suing Antonio Brown for damages say the free-agent NFL star was "non-compliant" in last week's deposition.

Tom Brady set to pass two NFL greats on all-time passing yards list, could move to No. 2 with huge Week 5 game - CBSSports.com
Brady is on the cusp of breaking another record -- stop me if you've heard this before about the Patriots' quarterback.