No, Cincinnati Bengals Aren't Only Team Using Default Language in Contract Talks With First Round Pick. This is a common practice in the NFL.

There’s no dodging the expectations in 2025. Cincinnati can’t fumble another season of Burrow’s prime. It’s playoffs (and more) or bust for the Bengals, who are once again poised to boast an elite offense while hanging on for dear life with just enough defense.

With the 2025 season on the horizon, Steelers.com is bringing you Looking Back, where a game against each of our opponents is highlighted. In this edition, it's the Cincinnati Bengals. Steelers 23, Cincinnati Bengals 7 December 12, 2010 Heinz Field (Now Acrisure Stadium)

Should Cincinnati Bengals Be Expecting Jermaine Burton Bounce Back? History Says the Second-Year Wide Receiver is Going to Struggle.

Cincinnati Bengals coach Zac Taylor said he saw improvement in all phases of the game this offseason and called the team’s workout program “really productive.”

Traditionally, it used to be that starters would play a drive or two in the third preseason game (or final one, once the number of exhibitions was reduced). But now, it sounds like guys like Joe Burrow and beyond could see the field for drives over multiple preseason games.

The Cincinnati Bengals have three superstars on offense, quarterback Joe Burrow and wide receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins. Notice that an offensive lineman wasn’t mentioned.

Andrei Iosivas took on a greater role in the Cincinnati Bengals’ offense last year, but his calling card still came from being an effective target in the redzone.

A wide range of outcomes for the 2025 Cincinnati Bengals. CBS Sports writer Cody Benjamin thinks the team could win the Super Bowl as the best-case scenario, or play behind the Baltimore Ravens as the worst-case scenario.