Bengals Gab

As the offseason activity dies down and we roll towards the promise of football again under the summer sun, let us look to the future! Bengals Gab will be looking at each of the individual position groups on the team over the next several days, providing readers with a grade on each and a primer [...]

Bengals rookie linebacker Keith Rivers will miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery to repair two fractures in his jaw. Rivers suffered the injury during Sunday’s loss to the Steelers. Rivers is expected to have his jaw wired shut for about six weeks. Rivers, who was taken with the ninth [...]

The Bengals and Keith Rivers have agreed on a deal, ending the first-round pick’s holdout.  Terms of the contract were not been released, but reports indicate it’s a six-year deal with a voidable year that would reduce it to five.  The linebacker is expected to be on the field for his first workout of training [...]

As camp drags on for the Bengals, it’s being reported that the team finally appears close to coming to a deal with rookie LB Keith Rivers.  The number 9 overall pick may have his deal done in time for him to be at camp on Tuesday morning according to reports.  ProFootballTalk.com is reporting that the [...]

If there was any doubt, Bengals WR Chad Johnson put it to rest today, as the outspoken WR showed up for training camp.  C.J. didn’t talk to the media, as he continues to boycott the Cincy media, but beyond that it seemed like business as usual for Johnson, who during the Super Bowl week said [...]

With the release of linebacker Odell Thurman last week and some young players at the position, look for Dhani Jones to be a leader of the defense for the Bengals in 2008. Sportingnews.com is reporting that Jones will be counted on by defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer to lead the defense, and is expected to help [...]

Only two draft picks were not in town yesterday for the Bengals’ voluntary workouts.  Those in attendance include first-round linebacker Keith Rivers.  Veterans Levi Jones, Willie Anderson, TJ Houshmandzadeh and Chad Johnson have been no-shows.

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 [...]