April 30th, 2008 
Matt Loede 
Posted in While the Bengals seem to have a solid pair of running backs in Rudi Johnson and Chris Perry, there may be room for more, as the team may take a look at bringing in former Seahawk RB Shaun Alexander. Jim Steiner, the agent for Alexander, told the Cincy Enquirer in an email – “Making calls [...]
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Bengals Cut Safety Turnbull
The Bengals trimmed a player from their offseason roster. Nick Turnbull is no longer with the team after he was released. The safety was with Cincinnati on the practice squad for a couple games last season but was never active. Meanwhile, the team is in the process of signing college free agents. That list will [...]
Going Defense; Bengals Take LB Rivers with 9th Pick
Big, fast, and strong. Those are the words thrown around when talking about linebacker Keith Rivers, who was the Bengals first pick in Saturdays draft with the number 9 pick. Rivers’ pick got little to no reaction at the Bengals draft party, but that does not matter to Bengals coach Marvin Lewis, who knows that [...]
Lewis Challenges Chad
The game of chicken between Chad Johnson and the Bengals is intensifying. Head coach Marvin Lewis said yesterday that Johnson should be a man of his word and sit out the season. Johnson has made the threat numerous times this offseason in talking about his desire to be trade. Lewis also denied reports of any trade [...]
Pollack Tells Bengals He’s Retiring
Linebacker David Pollack has decided not to come back to the Bengals. Marvin Lewis stated on Tuesday that Pollack has informed him that he will not be back with the team, deciding that his broken neck is not going to be strong enough for him to ever play at 100 percent. Pollack was the Bengals [...]
Thurman’s Back; Odell Reinstated After Two Years of Suspension
In a move that will upgrade their defense a great deal, the Bengals are getting back linebacker Odell Thurman, as he has been reinstated by the league after two years away from the game. Thurman missed the last two seasons due to violations of the NFL substance abuse policy. The Bengals put out a statement [...]
Johnson Again States Wish to Be Moved
Bengals wide out Chad Johnson appears to be done playing games with the Bengals, and has flat out finally come out and said you can forget him playing in the Queen City in 2008. Johnson told ESPN on Wednesday that he will never play for the Bengals again, and that recent comments by QB Carson [...]
