Cincinnati Bengals News and Rumors
Bengals select WR Sanu night after draft hoaxJamison Hensley, ESPN.com Rutgers wide receiver Mohamed Sanu was the victim of a draft day prank which led him to believe he was being taken in the first round by the Cincinnati Bengals. As it turns out, the Bengals did select Sanu -- in the third round Friday night. |
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Cincinnati adds another D-lineman to close its Day 3Apr 27, 2012
Bengal Blogger, bengalsgab.com With the 93rd overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, the Cincinnati Bengals selected … Brandon Thompson, defensive tackle from Clemson. With this selection, the Bengals added interior finesse and quickness to go with the raw power of 53rd overall pick Devo… |
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Bengals pick Rutgers' Sanu night after draft hoaxApr 27, 2012
CINCINNATI (AP) -- The Bengals got a receiver with their first pick in the third round of the draft, taking Rutgers' Mohamed Sanu. |
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No joke: Sanu gets picked by BengalsApr 27, 2012
This will go down as the feel-good story of the draft in the AFC North: Rutgers wide receiver Mohamed Sanu was taken by the Bengals in the third round, about 24 hours after a prank led him to believe he was taken by Cincinnati in the first round. While … |
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Bengals call Mohamed Sanu for real in third roundApr 27, 2012
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com One of the stranger stories to come out of the first round of the draft concerned Rutgers wide receiver Mohamed Sanu. With Cincinnati on the clock for the 27th pick, Sanu was prank called by someone claiming to be a Bengals representative informing Sanu… |
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Third-round picks display Bengals' power draftApr 27, 2012
Geoff Hobson, bengals.com Updated: 4-28-12, 1:40 a.m. After finishing up the first three rounds of the NFL Draft in the wee hours of Friday night, Bengals head coach Marv in Lewis celebrated the club's five selections as a... |
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Geoff Hobson, bengals.com Seeking a big, productive receiver to put opposite Pro Bowl wide receiver A.J. Green, the Bengals turned to Rutgers catching machine Mohamed Sanu with their first pick of two in Friday night's thi... |
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WR Sanu gets call from real Bengals in the thirdApr 27, 2012
Geoff Hobson, bengals.com Seeking a big, productive receiver to put opposite Pro Bowl wide receiver A.J. Green, the Bengals turned to Rutgers catching machine Mohamed Sanu with their first of two picks in Friday night's thi... |
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Bengals take Still in second roundApr 27, 2012
The Bengals went to the defensive line in the second round, taking Penn State defensive tackle Devon Still. |
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Bengals pass on WR, take DT Devon StillApr 27, 2012
The Cincinnati Bengals added some youthful depth on the defensive line, taking Penn State's Devon Still in the second round. Some projected last season's Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year to go late in the first round. But Still slid to the Bengals a… |
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Bengals take DT Still in second roundApr 27, 2012
Geoff Hobson, bengals.com With their second-round pick Friday night the Bengals opted to add to their defensive line depth when they tapped Penn State tackle Devon Still, the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year. The 6-4, ... |
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Rams select Cincinnati speedster Pead with 50th pickApr 27, 2012
Evan Silva, profootballtalk.com The St. Louis Rams have been searching for a change-of-pace back to complement Steven Jackson for quite awhile. With the 50th pick in this year’s draft, they got one in Cincinnati tailback Isaiah Pead. Pead goes just 5-foot-10, 197, so he’s built like… |
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Swag and sermons on the cornerApr 27, 2012
Geoff Hobson, bengals.com The minister struck a deal with his son all those years ago when his mother didn't want him to play pee wee football. "I would let him practice. I would keep his stuff hidden," Charles Kirkpatrick... |
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Rutgers WR Sanu is target of draft night hoaxApr 27, 2012
Jamison Hensley, ESPN.com Rutgers wide receiver Mohamed Sanu was the victim of a draft day prank which led him to believe he was being taken in the first round by the Cincinnati Bengals. |
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Draft Day 1: AFC North EditionApr 27, 2012
Bill, whodeyfans.com The Bengals did a solid, even if not glitzy, job with the first round of the draft. I also believe that, so far, they have done the best job within the AFC North. Do you agree? Cleveland Browns 1.3: Trent Richardson, RB, Alabama The Browns surrendered a… |
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Geoff Hobson, bengals.com Updated: 3 p.m. Former Bengals cornerback Artrell Hawkins, a second-round pick 14 years ago, loves many things about the newest Bengasl cornerback, Alabama's Dre Kirkpatrick. Hawkins, a Bengals Ra... |
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Notes: First plans and foundationsApr 27, 2012
Geoff Hobson, bengals.com The Bengals go into Friday's second and third rounds with generally good reviews for their work in the first. After NFL Network draft analyst Mike Mayock called the Kevin Zeitler pick "solid," ESP... |
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Rutgers WR Sanu is target of draft night hoaxApr 27, 2012
Jamison Hensley, ESPN.com Rutgers wide receiver Mohamed Sanu was the victim of a draft day prank which led him to believe he was being taken in the first round by the Cincinnati Bengals. |
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Double Dip Of Draft Lovin’Apr 27, 2012
Bill, whodeyfans.com The Bengals were one of 5 teams to make two selections in the first round, which I think automatically puts them in the top 5 of the draft so far. (Even if the sports media largely ignores them.) I am inclined to give the first round a “B+” grade. Lik… |
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Analysis around the ‘net for Kevin ZeitlerApr 27, 2012
Bengal Blogger, bengalsgab.com After trading out of their 21st position and adding a third-round selection in the process, the Cincinnati Bengals selected the first opening-round guard in franchise history with the selection of Wisconsin’s Kevin Zeitler. One of the top guard prospect… |
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No laughing matter for WR Mohamed SanuApr 27, 2012
Every college football player's dream is to get taken in the first round of the NFL draft. Rutgers wide receiver Mohamed Sanu thought it was becoming a reality Thursday night when he received a call from someone identifying himself as a member of the Ci… |
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Barry Petchesky, deadspin.com The Rutgers wide receiver is projected to go in the second or third round, but there's no blaming Sanu for getting his hopes up last night. As Cincinnati prepared to make their pick, someone claiming to be from the Bengals called Sanu and told him they … |
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Analysis around the ‘net for Dre KirkpatrickApr 27, 2012
Bengal Blogger, bengalsgab.com … |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com There’s a good chance that Rutgers wide receiver Mohamed Sanu will be off the board by the end of Friday night, but for a brief moment he thought he was a first-round draft pick. Sanu was watching the draft with his family on Thursday night when his pho… |
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Why I get tired of the same old Bengals bashingApr 27, 2012
Number 1 Fan, whodeyfans.com If you follow me on Twitter @WhoDeyFans you may have seen my arguments last night with the WhoDeyRevolution and some of their loyal followers. You see last night I just got tired of hearing the same old Bengal bashing. That site, and more importantly, t… |
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Here's how some national draft experts reacted to the Bengals' selections of Dre Kirkpatrick and Kevin Zeitler as well as the trade they executed with the New England Patriots on Thursday night. |
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Bengals don't stand Pat(s) with first-round takeApr 27, 2012
Geoff Hobson, bengals.com Bengals offensive line coach Paul Alexander says rookie right guard Kevin Zeitler is the kind of guy you'd love to take fishing and on Thursday night Alexander and his colleagues walked out of Pau... |
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Bengals don't stand Pat (s) with first-round takeApr 27, 2012
Geoff Hobson, bengals.com Bengals offensive line coach Paul Alexander says rookie right guard Kevin Zeitler is the kind of guy you'd love to take fishing and on Thursday night Alexander and his colleagues walked out of Paul... |
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Bengals address needs in secondary, offensive lineApr 27, 2012
During the first round of the NFL Draft Thursday night, the Bengals took Alabama cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick with the 17th overall pick. After they traded the 21st pick to New England, the Bengals took Wisconsin guard Kevin Zeitler at 27. |
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Round 1: Not Flashy But SolidApr 27, 2012
Bill, whodeyfans.com Adding Dre Kirkpatrick and Kevin Zeitler to the Bengals’ family is not going to win a lot of headlines. They picked too low to grab one of the true elite players, and the media is never going to gush over a guard. But winning the news cycle and winning … |
