August 31st, 2009 
B.Clifton Burke 
Posted in Perhaps the only person not excited to have first-rounder Andre Smith signed and at practice is his flabby stunt-double, Gus Parrish. In training camp, Parrish sat in Smith’s seat in the meeting rooms, took Smith’s reps in practice and played the role of him in the rookie talent-show, imitating Smith’s shirtless, floppy, 40-yard dash run [...]
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Palmer Looks Better, but Not Ready to Go Yet
The Cincy Enquirer says that while Carson Palmer is getting better, he’s still not totally ready to go: The good news was that Bengals QB Carson Palmer donned a jersey for Sunday’s practice. The bad news – he was still on a side field while the rest of the team went through drills. Palmer appeared [...]
Finally! Bengals and First-Round OL Smith Agree to a Deal
The Bengals are reporting that first round pick OT Andre Smith has finally agreed to terms on a contract. The sixth overall choice in April’s draft is reportedly getting as much as 42 million on what’s been described as an exceptionally complex contract. The complexity grew out of the need to bridge a wide gap [...]
The Carson Conspiracy
Picture this: Carson Palmer is ruled out of the preseason finale leaving him with a total of about five game-clock minutes of live action for the preseason. J.T. O’Sullivan plays well in every game and looks sharp with the starting receivers. Week 1 against the Broncos rolls around and Marvin has to produce an injury [...]
Palmer Doesn’t Know if Medical Staff Will Let Him Play in Preseason Finale
Quarterback Carson Palmer doesn’t know whether the Bengals’ medical staff will let him play in the final preseason game. Palmer sprained his left ankle in the first preseason game and has sat out the last two. He said Saturday that the ankle is improving, but he doesn’t know what he’ll be allowed to do leading [...]
Bengals Waive Fletcher, Orton and Phillips
The Bengals released veteran CB Jamar Fletcher today. Fletcher played in 11 games for the Bengals last season, and had been re-signed as a free agent this past August 2nd. They also waived undrafted free agents, WR Greg Orton and DT Pernell Phillips.
Ochocinco Says He’s Suing the League for Chinstrap Fine
To the surprise of no one Chad Ochocinco is not happy again. The social networker that he is, Chad is using his popular Twitter account to tell people his displeasure with the league. The Bengals wide receiver is saying that he’ll sue the NFL for being fined $5,000 for wearing an orange chinstrap in a [...]
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