Bengals release defensive tackle Mike Pennel

The Cincinnati Bengals announced they released defensive tackle Mike Pennel. Pennel had 15 tackles in the eight games in which he played for Cincinnati. The Bengals also placed linebacker Shaka Heyward and center Matt Lee on the reserve/injured list.

Steelers work out ex-Saints, Bengals safety

As the Steelers try to fix their pass defense woes, Pittsburgh brought in a former Saints and Bengals secondary standout.

Bengals are living and dying — well, mostly dying — by inexperience on defense

The Cincinnati Bengals defense went young. Two rookie linebackers and a rookie edge rusher, all starting. A cast of unproven recent NFL Draft picks across the defensive line. Even the secondary, experienced by comparison, still has four starters on rookie deals.
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Bengals Rookie Report vs. Jets

This is a small rookie class for the Bengals, but an important one with a lot of upside. While some of the rookies are starting to show their potential, others have been stagnant in their development.

Bengals defense had a players-only meeting on Monday

Bengals head coach Zac Taylor was looking for some leadership on the defensive side of the ball in the wake of Sunday's 39-38 loss to the Jets and players responded to that on Monday.
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Pro Football Focus: 5 worst-graded Jets players on defense vs. the Bengals in Week 8

Here are the 5 worst Pro Football Focus grades from the Jets defense 39-38 win against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 8.

How bad has the Bengals defense been? The numbers don’t paint a pretty picture: Roundup

The Bengals rank last in the NFL in scoring defense and total defense. Many of the rest of their numbers don't look much better.

Ex-Bengals safety works out for Steelers following DeShon Elliott's injury, per Tomlin

Selected by the Saints with the 61st overall pick in the second round of the 2016 NFL Draft, Bell made a splash in the AFC North as one of the Bengals' top safeties from 2020 to 2022 — before ultimately signing with the Carolina Panthers the following offseason.
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If you could fire Bengals’ Duke Tobin or Zac Taylor, who would be your pick?

However, significant blame also lies with head coach Zac Taylor, as there’s simply no excuse for this team to be capable of beating the division-leading Steelers, only to lose to a winless Jets team that was without arguably its best players, Sauce Gardner and Garrett Wilson.
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