Pro Football Rumors

The Bengals are considering a change at right guard for Week 4 after veteran Dalton Risner‘s struggles in the last two weeks. Lucas Patrick won the starting job out of training camp, but landed on injured reserve after Week 1 with a calf injury. He will be eligible to return in Week 6. The Bengals were originally planning to start Risner until then, but he injured his calf in … [Read more...] about Bengals Considering RG Switch

Here are the latest details from recently agreed-upon contracts: Tyler Smith, G (Cowboys). Four years, $96MM. Receiving $41.66MM guaranteed at signing, the NFL’s highest-paid guard secured a rolling guarantee structure. Smith’s 2025 and ’26 base salaries are locked in at signing. A $12MM portion of his 2027 compensation becomes fully guaranteed on Day 5 of the 2026 league … [Read more...] about Contract Details: T. Smith, Z. Smith, 49ers

On Tuesday, the Bengals signed free agents Sean Clifford and Mike White to supplement their QB depth chart in the wake of Joe Burrow’s turf toe injury, which will keep the star signal-caller sidelined until sometime in December. But as Ian Rapoport of NFL.com reports, Cincinnati did not make any trade inquiries into veteran passers on other teams. The implication is that the … [Read more...] about Bengals Did Not Seek Trade For QB Following Joe Burrow Injury

Despite missing most of his first offseason because of a contract dispute, Bengals defensive end Shemar Stewart has impressed with his early contributions in the first weeks of the season. Unfortunately, despite his hard work to be ready to contribute early, Stewart could be looking at a multi-week absence, according to what he told Kelsey Conway of The Cincinnati Enquirer. Per … [Read more...] about AFC Injury Updates: Stewart, Worthy, Szmyt