Bengals News (10/15): Flower picking

Bengals Notebook: CB Flowers Spruces Up Waiver Wire; Bengals Assistant Remembers Sean Taylor As The Best Player He Ever Coached
The Bengals appeared to have picked up a fortuitous waiver claim on Thursday when they grabbed former Seahawks cornerback Tre Flowers off the wire in the wake of placing cornerback Trae Waynes on injured reserve with a severe hamstring injury.

Quick Hits: the Bengals starting right guard spot is up in the air ahead of the Lions game
The status of the Bengals’ starting right guard looked to be in some doubt when rookie D’Ante Smith wasn’t on the field at the beginning of Thursday’s practice.

Cincinnati Bengals Practice Clips of Joe Burrow, Tyler Boyd, Tee Higgins and Ja'Marr Chase - Sports Illustrated Cincinnati Bengals News, Analysis and More
Cincinnati Bengals Practice Clips of Joe Burrow, Tyler Boyd, Tee Higgins and Ja'Marr Chase.

Joe Burrow featured among QB gravestones in Myles Garrett’s front yard
The Browns star has Joe Burrow in his front yard for Halloween.

Where the Bengals offense succeeds, fails and isolating the team’s concern – The Athletic
The Bengals are actually converting a higher percentage of third-and-long (43 percent) than third-and-short (39 percent) this season.

Around the League

N.F.L.’s Top Lawyer Had Cozy Relationship With Washington Team President - The New York Times
Jeff Pash, the league’s general counsel, brokered penalties, discussed a cheerleading scandal and received perks in emails with the former president of the Washington Football Team.

Thumb no problem for Tom Brady in Buccaneers' win over Eagles: 'Feel great'
Other than the tape that surrounded it, Tom Brady’s injured thumb certainly didn’t look to be a hindrance, as he got his Buccaneers off to a hot start that led to a 28-22 win over the host Eagles on Thursday night.

Arizona Cardinals receive three positive COVID-19 tests this week, source says
The Arizona Cardinals have had one player and two staff members test positive for COVID-19 this week, a source told ESPN NFL insider Dan Graziano, putting the team one positive test away from going into intensive protocols.

Ravens DC: Justin Herbert 'can throw a strawberry through a battleship'
Justin Herbert has a strong arm -- strong enough to do the unthinkable, according to the defensive coordinator he's set to face this weekend.

Colts WR T.Y. Hilton met with Andrew Luck while recently pondering retirement: 'I almost hung it up'
T.Y. Hilton returned to practice Wednesday and could return to the playing field Sunday. After undergoing neck surgery just before the season, the Colts wideout was contemplating whether he'd return to the game of football.