Bengals Dealing With Ongoing Contract Disputes

The Bengals aren’t doing themselves any favors with the current news emanating out of the organization. They have another disgruntled player.

Pro Football Focus believes the Bengals are one of the most overlooked teams heading into the 2025 season. "Cincinnati lost seven of its 11 one-score games last season," Dalton Wasserman wrote. "The franchise was realistically only a handful of plays from having one of the best records in the league, even accounting for its plethora of flaws.

Oh, that's right, the Cincinnati Bengals refusing to spend money. Now we're talking. Mandatory minicamps are wrapping up around the league, and the headlining discussion about the Bengals isn't Joe Burrow coming off an NFL-leading 43-touchdown season.

The Bengals are ready to get back into the playoffs in 2025. These 3 underrated Bengals players should help get them there.

In two seasons at Alabama, Burton had 79 receptions for 1,475 yards and 15 touchdowns and four rushing attempts for 50 yards. With the Bengals in 2024, Burton had four receptions for 107 yards and a 29.1-yard average on 13 kickoff returns.

Bengals should be celebrating a healthy Joe Burrow and coming off a great offseason. Instead, ownership can't get out of its own way.

Here we'll try to look at the Cincinnati Bengals rookie player whose stock is rising and turning heads in 2025 OTAs.

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.

There were big plays, non-first-round rookies in key spots and the simple fact Joe Burrow, Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins were present and looked good. There’s even system continuity and, for the most part, not major roster turnover.