"And people go, 'well, he's been able to manage, look at the season he had last year.' You're playing with fire with the way in which this guy has to be perfect every single week when he has turnstiles for an offensive line.

The fate of the starters rests in Zac Taylor's hands as the Bengals HC made his mind up as to whether or not they'll play.

Jones is in the third year of his four-year, $4,518,776 rookie contract. He can earn a base salary of $1.03 million this year, and when adding on his signing bonus proration of $169,694, his salary cap hit for the season amounts to $1,199,694.

The Cincinnati Bengals boast one of the best receiving duos in the NFL in the form of Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, so they aren't exactly hurting for talent in that department. As a matter of fact, one can argue that they have a surplus at the position.

Former Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson doesn't seem as annoyed with the team's Ring of Honor invitation as Boomer Esiason is.

While Jerry Jones may be refusing to negotiate with star pass rusher Micah Parsons on principle, the Cincinnati Bengals have an equally tough contract situation with 17.5-sack man Trey Hendrickson. The All-Pro pass rusher is seeking a contract extension that the team has been reluctant to give.

Mitch Tinsley went from being a bit of an unknown wide receiver making splash plays in Cincinnati Bengals training camp to dazzling in a preseason game on Monday Night Football.

Everyone knows about Joe Burrow, Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, but if Brown develops into a top 10 running back, it's going to take the Bengals' offense to a level that they've never been able to reach in the Burrow era.