Mike Santagata
Writer, All Bengals at Sports Illustrated
Writer for @BengalsTalkSI, co-host of It's Always Gameday In Cincinnati, OL Enthusiast. DMs are always open for anyone trying to talk football.
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1 week ago |
yardbarker.com | Mike Santagata
Knight will be a 25 year old rookie in July which makes him one of the oldest prospects in this draft. Overall ThoughtsKnight is an interesting linebacker prospect. In the run game, his athleticism gives him range to make plays from sideline-to-sideline when he’s unblocked and protected.
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1 week ago |
si.com | Mike Santagata
The Bengals front office understood that they needed more linebackers to run Al Golden’s 4-3 base/4-2 nickel defense. Especially because it seems as if Germaine Pratt’s time in Cincinnati has come to an end. They signed Oren Burks in free agency who is a career depth piece that stepped up in the playoffs for the Eagles Super Bowl run. Even if he’s considered the second linebacker on this team after Logan Wilson, then they still need a third linebacker for their base defense.
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2 weeks ago |
si.com | Mike Santagata
The Bengals selected Texas A&M defensive end Shemar Stewart in the first round (17th overall) of the 2025 NFL Draft. Stewart comes in at a humongous 6’5” 267 pounds with out of this world athleticism. He posted a 10.0 relative athletic score, which is the best in NFL Combine history. It’s worth noting that he did not perform his agility drills.
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1 month ago |
si.com | Mike Santagata
Jihaad Campbell is a former 5-star recruit from Florida’s IMG Academy. He was a pass rushing outside linebacker and wide receiver in high school that converted to playing more off ball linebacker at Alabama. He was named First-team All-SEC for this past season. Let’s dig into Campbell as a prospect and what he could bring to the Bengals' defense or any team that takes him in the 2025 NFL Draft:Where He ExcelsAreas of ConcernOverall ThoughtsCampbell looks the part of a high-end linebacker prospect.
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1 month ago |
si.com | Mike Santagata
Andrew Mukuba is a former four-star recruit from Texas that was originally born in Zimbabwe before immigrating to the United States at nine years old. Mukuba originally played for Clemson before transferring to Texas for his final collegiate season. He was the ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year for Clemson and a freshman All-American that season. This past year he caught five interceptions which was the fourth best number across the entire NCAA. He’s a thin but fiery safety who plays with urgency.
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I get victors write the narrative but man no one talked about Mitchell averaging 40 points a game in the first 2 matchups of this series.
Pacers ended that half playing very dumb basketball against the zones the Cavs used. Contested 3 after contested 3. I'm sure they're going to get coached up during halftime but that was shockingly effective.
Ton of late whistles in this Cavs-Pacers game
