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Zac Taylor speaks on ‘unfortunate’ Mark Walton release
Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor sent a message inside and beyond the organization before team activities got started last week by cutting running back Mark Walton.
12 prospects the Bengals could target after trading down from No. 11
Director of player personnel Duke Tobin and the Bengals front office carry 11 picks into the draft and don’t have one overarching pressing need. Drafting a variety of positions and trading at least once seems assured.
Who will Bengals draft? Cornerback need not immediate
Beyond WJ3, though, there aren't many sure-fire longterm answers at the position. After 2019, 29-year-old Dre Kirkpatrick enters the backend of a contract that doesn't make it difficult for the team to go in a different direction. Darqueze Dennard is on a one-year prove-it deal, and it remains to be seen how free-agent addition B.W. Webb fits after signing with his eighth team in seven years. One more season should also help figure out the futures of KeiVarae Russell, Darius Phillips, Davontae Harris and Tony McRae. The Bengals can build around Jackson, but the rest of the position could look drastically different in 2020.
2019 NFL Draft: Could Cincinnati Bengals trade up with Buffalo Bills?
The Cincinnati Bengals hit the reset button on their franchise this offseason, jettisoning longtime head coach Marvin Lewis. With the change at the top, with the Bengals be on the lookout for an impact player in the 2019 NFL Draft, could a trade up with Buffalo be in the cards?
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Roundup: Falcons sign DT Tyeler Davison to 1-year deal
The move adds more depth to a D-line that again includes defensive end Adrian Clayborn, who returns to Atlanta after a one-year stint with the Patriots. The Falcons might not be done building their defensive front, as they have been linked by some as a possible landing spot for University of Houston prospect Ed Oliver.
Cardinals' David Johnson aims for 1,000-1,000 season
"I've talked to guys [who are familiar with Kingsbury's offense] like [receiver] Christian Kirk and he said a lot of people have heard he doesn't run the ball, but he told me personally that their running backs have gotten the ball a lot as far as running the ball," Johnson said via the Arizona Republic's Bob McManaman. "I've heard that Kliff is really good at putting his guys in open space, especially as running backs, and giving them open space to try to get the yards catching the ball, and doing things like that."
DE Josh Allen, TE Noah Fant take visits with Jets
In 2018, linebacker Jordan Jenkins and pass rusher Henry Anderson tied for the Jets team lead of seven sacks. With new defensive coordinator Gregg Williams in town, an edge like Allen would seemingly thrive for Gang Green.
LB Patrick Onwuasor: Time for 'new breed' of Ravens
"It's going to hurt us a little bit," the 26-year-old Onwuasor told the Baltimore Sun's Mike Preston. "Those guys were the leaders from the first day, but [Suggs] said it is time for the new breed, that it's time for us to start our own legacy and carry on the tradition of playing great defense."