Jungle Roar

CINCINNATI -- The Bengals have reached their first 53-man roster of the 2024 season, keeping 12 first-time rookie players, including all 10 draft picks in an effort to stay young, talented and cost-effective in roster building. Joe Burrow appears strong and ready to head into Week 1 against New England. Tony Pike of Cincinnati's ESPN1530 joins Trags to discuss the highlights and why this could be a big year at Nippert Stadium for the Cincinnati Bearcats in their second season in the Big 12 Conference.

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CINCINNATI -- With the Bengals entering the final week of training camp and getting ready for their final preseason game, the subject of Joe Burrow's wrist is still a topic conversation. How ready will he be for the season opener and what kind of conclusions can be drawn off the work he's put forward so far in camp? Why is the defense ahead of the offense to this point? And the running game could be a real weapon this season. James Rapien of BengalsTalk and LockedOn Bengals joins Trags to discuss on this week's Jungle Roar Podcast.

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CINCINNATI -- As the Bengals prepare to travel to Chicago for a joint practice with the Bears and a preseason game Saturday night, the team is dealing with the loss of right tackle Amarius Mims for several weeks. Trent Brown coincidentally returns to team drills and will take his spot and Joe Burrow takes a big step forward. Kelsey Conway of the Cincinnati Enquirer joins to discuss on the latest episode of the Jungle Roar pod.

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CINCINNATI -- Joe Burrow is in line to make his first preseason start since the third preseason game of 2021 when he played for just three snaps and threw an incompletion to Ja'Marr Chase in a loss to the Miami Dolphins at Paul Brown Stadium. After suffering from appendicitis in 2022 and a strained calf in 2023, Burrow will likely play 1-2 series this Saturday against Tampa Bay. Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com joins in to not only talk Burrow, but the huge role Joseph Ossai can have this year, the biggest impressions made by rookies so far this camp, the battle brewing between Amarius Mims and Trent Brown and Harrison Butker's new contract and its impact on Evan McPherson.

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CINCINNATI -- The first full week of training camp practice is in the books after the Bengals conducted their first full pads workout on Tuesday. Ja'Marr Chase is still not participating, choosing instead to "hold-in" during practice. This is giving the wide receiver group more reps to show who can fill Tyler Boyd's role in the slot. The defense and coordinator Lou Anarumo also have a point to prove. Richard Skinner of Local 12 joins Trags to discuss all these topics and more.

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CINCINNATI -- Joe Burrow has arrived with a new blonde crewcut hairdo. The Bengals QB has been cleared to fully participate in training camp but there are many, many other pressing questions to resolve as the Bengals open training camp on Wednesday at Paycor Stadium. Jay Morrison of Pro Football Network joins Trags to discuss in this full training camp preview breakdown.

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CINCINNATI -- The Cincinnati Bengals are one week away from 2024 training camp and a season filled with Super Bowl expectations. One of the key pieces of this season is Tee Higgins, who will be playing under a $21.8 million franchise tag after he and the team failed to come to terms on an extension beyond this season by Monday's deadline. Paul Dehner Jr. joins Trags to discuss that and the biggest topics expected during training camp.

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CINCINNATI -- Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals will begin training camp in just over two weeks and all signs point to the Bengals being able to make a run back to the Super Bowl. What will it take for the Bengals to get there in what is widely regarded as the best division in the NFL? Trags welcomes Bengals radio play-by-play voice Dan Hoard to discuss the Bengals quarterback, camp battles to be on the lookout for, which rookies could surprise and what position battle is most important in camp.

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CINCINNATI -- In a wide-ranging conversation spanning 45 minutes, Trags chats up Kirk Herbstreit of ESPN and Prime Video about his career in broadcasting, his thoughts on Joe Burrow and Tom Brady and his remarkably unique path to a national broadcasting star after his career at Ohio State. It's all in the latest Jungle Roar Podcast.

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CINCINNATI -- Tee Higgins has signed his franchise tag tender of $21.8 million. How does this help Zac Taylor and Joe Burrow and why should Bengals fans feel good about the message this sends heading into camp in late July? The Bengals will be on a modified version of Hard Knocks this December, featuring the entire AFC North. How will Zac Taylor's Bengals handle this vs. the 2009 and 2013 Marvin Lewis versions? And why is there more than just a number associated with the value of extending Ted Karras through the 2025 season? All this and more this week as Trags welcomes Laurel Pfahler, Bengals beat writer for the Dayton Daily News.

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