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 [...]
Archive for August, 2009
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 to [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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.
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 [...]
Are you a die-hard Bengals fan with a strong opinion? Have you ever dreamed of being a writer, or like posting about the Bengals and their trials? Then your shot to do it is here, as BengalsGab.com has a new look, and is looking for new writers for the 2009 offseason and beyond. Share your [...]
Kyle Boller played better in his second game filling in for Marc Bulger, completing a flurry of short passes during a victory over the Bengals.
Boller struggled last week in a 20-13 loss to the Falcons, but seemed much more comfortable against the Bengals. He completed 14 of 20 for 96 yards, heading for the bench [...]
Like a lightwave from space, and like many of you, I will see the game on delay, and by then, some players may have already solidified, or lost their locker space for the season.
It’s true that the third game of the preseason is widely considered the most important of them all, but it’s [...]








