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3 weeks ago | cincyjungle.com | Dadio Makdook

Katie Stratman-Imagn Images When the Cincinnati Bengals drafted Dax Hill, they knew he was the kind of guy they wanted to on their team. They just weren’t sure exactly where he fit in. Safety, boundary corner, even in the slot... they tried a bit of everything during Hill’s first three seasons. The results were mixed, and it is clear that Hill still hasn’t come close to his tremendous potential as an elite athlete.

4 weeks ago | cincyjungle.com | Dadio Makdook

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images The Cincinnati Bengals’ front office is playing hardball with Trey Hendrickson. But they may be tanking their team’s chances of winning games in the process. Not only did Hendrickson record 17.5 sacks in back-to-back seasons, but he single-handedly made the defense above average in several categories, as analyst Warren Sharp points out in the Twitter post below (be sure to read his entire thread).

1 month ago | cincyjungle.com | Dadio Makdook

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images In 2021, Cincinnati Bengals fans were engaged in a raging debate about whether the team should take a generational offensive lineman or a generational wide receiver. There were also rumors that Ja’Marr Chase’s friendship (and stunning productivity) with Joe Burrow at LSU tilted the Bengals’ decision in favor of the receiver. That talk seems pretty useless at this point, as both Chase and Penei Sewell have thrived in their careers so far.

1 month ago | cincyjungle.com | Dadio Makdook

Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images There has been a lot of back and forth this offseason with the Trey Hendrickson contract news. But according to Bleacher Report’s James Palmer, eventually, the Cincinnati Bengals will have the star pass rusher back on the team to make another run at a Super Bowl. Speaking with Kay Adams, the insider explained why he thinks Hendrickson stays in Cincinnati: I do think something gets done [with the Bengals]. I think he ends up staying.

1 month ago | cincyjungle.com | Dadio Makdook

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images Just last week, Trey Hendrickson shared his frustration with the Cincinnati Bengals’ front office and head coach Zac Taylor. Now, Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio reports that the Bengals offered the NFL sack leader $28 million per year, which would be significantly more than his current deal. Here’s what Florio wrote: “Hendrickson is due to make $16 million this year. The Bengals, we’ve heard, have offered roughly $28 million per year.