Bengals Fans! Enter The New Era Photo Day Contest!

May 15th, 2013 Matt Loede Posted in Features

New Era, the official on-field headwear of the National Football League, is teaming up with the NFL to launch the Back to Football Photo Day contest. So what this means is that Bengals fans will now have the chance to join the ranks of A.J. Green to also become THE face of the Bengals.

The contest, which is live at www.speakwithyourcap.com or through New Era’s Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/neweracaps?fref=ts) will require Bengals faithfuls to submit photos of themselves showcasing how you personally “speak with your cap.”  Whether you wear your cap sideways, backwards or flexed at the brim, show how you are bringing your own style to the game.

32 fans (1 per team) will ultimately be chosen and win a complimentary trip to New York City for two. The winners will enjoy a four-day VIP experience and will be professionally styled in their favorite team’s looks for a New Era photo shoot that may be used for a year-long advertisement and promotional campaign.

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Bengals Announce Roster Moves

May 13th, 2013 Matt Loede Posted in Roster Moves

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Rookie TE Eifert Being Used All Over The Field

May 11th, 2013 Matt Loede Posted in 2013 NFL Draft, News

Bengals rookie tight end Tyler Eifert lined up here, there and just about everywhere during his first practice.

The Bengals got started on their new tight end-heavy passing game yesterday at the start of a weekend rookie minicamp. A lot of the focus was on Eifert, chosen in the first round to give quarterback Andy Dalton another target.

Eifert lined up in a lot of different spots at Notre Dame. Judging by the first day of practice in Cincinnati, he’s going to be doing the same thing in the NFL.

“A lot of the things I’m learning are a lot of the same plays we had in with two tight ends — move me around in different positions,” Eifert said. “Today I was out in the slot quite a bit. I think I’m picking it up pretty fast.”

With Dalton watching from the sideline, Eifert made a nice one-handed catch during the morning workout, a preview of what he can bring to an offense that has been overly dependent upon receiver A.J. Green.

The Bengals haven’t added another proven receiver in the offseason. Rather, they took Eifert with the 21st overall pick, figuring his ability to catch the ball in a crowd — he set a Notre Dame recover for catches by a tight end — will give them some versatility and force defenses to worry about someone other than Green.

Eifert lined up as a tight end on either side and also as a slot receiver during practice. The biggest challenge was learning the Bengals’ language for each play and the pass protections.

“I think I picked it up better than I thought I would at first,” Eifert said. “It’s not a whole lot, but it’s definitely something new for me. I’m catching on pretty quickly and moving around quite a bit.”

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Video: What Grade Did The Bengals Earn In The 2013 NFL Draft?

April 28th, 2013 Matt Loede Posted in 2013 NFL Draft, Video

FOXSports.com’s Alex Marvez, Peter Schrager and Laura Okmin on Cincinnati’s 2013 NFL Draft class.

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Bengals Take Notre Dame TE Tyler Eifert With 21st Pick In Draft

April 25th, 2013 Matt Loede Posted in 2013 NFL Draft, News

With the 21st overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft, the Bengals select Notre Dame TE Tyler Eifert.

Eifert was a 215-pound TE out of high school who didn’t receive too many scholarship offers, but has developed into one of the top all-around tight ends to enter the NFL draft in recent memory. He was Notre Dame’s No. 1 offensive weapon in 2012, lining up out wide as a WR or in-line as a traditional TE, and was the type of target defensive coordinators had to game plan against.

Eifert is a fluid pass-catcher with vacuum hands and the hand/eye coordination to make tough catches and although he doesn’t create a lot of space, he secures grabs in traffic, showing outstanding tracking and high-pointing ability.

He is a soft spoken guy, but an animal on the field and a much better blocker than given credit, improving in leaps and bounds the past three years with excellent effort – projects as a starting NFL TE with excellent potential as both a receiver and blocker.

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Lewis Hopeful Bengals Ink Andre Smith Before The Draft

April 24th, 2013 Matt Loede Posted in News

Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis sounded suddenly upbeat about signing right tackle Andre Smith before the draft when he held his pre-draft news conference Tuesday, Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com reports.

“I’m hopeful we can get a solution prior to (Thursday’s) draft. I know Andre would like to get it done,” Lewis said. “I think he’d feel better about things so he doesn’t get lost without a chair.”

Asked to put it in weather report terms, Lewis smiled and said, “The sun is emerging maybe.”

Smith has yet to gather any interest on the free-agent market.

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Bengals Get A Deal Done With Former Steelers LB James Harrison

April 19th, 2013 Matt Loede Posted in 2013 Free Agency, News

It’s official, the Bengals have agreed to terms on a two-year deal with former NFL Defensive Player of the Year James Harrison.

The former Steelers LB and the Bengals had been talking about a deal for the last week or two, and it looked bleak after talks broke off on Monday.

Talks though started again yesterday, and the deal to get Harrison signed became official mid-day on Friday.

The deal to get Harrison singed means that the Bengals won’t be going after free-agent linebacker Karlos Dansby.

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Bengals Announce Release Of 2013 Schedule

April 18th, 2013 Matt Loede Posted in Features, News
BENGALS 2013 SCHEDULE
Day Date Opponent Time Location
PRESEASON
Thu. Aug. 8 at Atlanta 8 p.m. Georgia Dome
Sat. Aug. 17 TENNESSEE 7 p.m. Paul Brown Stadium
Sat. Aug. 24 at Dallas 8 p.m. Cowboys Stadium
Thu. Aug. 29 INDIANAPOLIS 7 p.m. Paul Brown Stadium
REGULAR SEASON
Sun. Sept. 8 at Chicago 1 p.m. Soldier Field
Mon. Sept. 16 PITTSBURGH 8:40 p.m. Paul Brown Stadium
Sun. Sept. 22 GREEN BAY 1 p.m. Paul Brown Stadium
Sun. Sept. 29 at Cleveland 1 p.m. Cleveland Browns Stadium
Sun. Oct. 6 NEW ENGLAND 1 p.m. Paul Brown Stadium
Sun. Oct. 13 at Buffalo 1 p.m. Ralph Wilson Stadium
Sun. Oct. 20 at Detroit 1 p.m. Ford Field
Sun. Oct. 27 N.Y. JETS 4:05 p.m. Paul Brown Stadium
Thu. Oct. 31 at Miami 8:25 p.m. Sun Life Stadium
Sun. Nov. 10 at Baltimore 1 p.m. M&T Bank Stadium
Sun. Nov. 17 CLEVELAND* 1 p.m. Paul Brown Stadium
–BYE–
Sun. Dec. 1 at San Diego* 4:25 p.m. Qualcomm Stadium
Sun. Dec. 8 INDIANAPOLIS* 1 p.m. Paul Brown Stadium
Sun. Dec. 15 at Pittsburgh* 8:30 p.m. Heinz Field
Sun. Dec. 22 MINNESOTA* 1 p.m. Paul Brown Stadium
Sun. Dec. 29 BALTIMORE* 1 p.m. Paul Brown Stadium
All times listed are Eastern
*Denotes a game subject to flexible scheduling
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