Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor has made it clear there is an emphasis on changing how the team does things this offseason in order to avoid one of those now-infamous slow starts. Taylor got the ball rolling on this by changing up how intense the practices are,

AFC Contenders Can't Sleep on Bengals originally appeared on Athlon Sports. It’s been a frustrating offseason for Cincinnati Bengals fans wishing that their front office could put one foot in front of the other until they found themselves at a contract extension for edge rusher Trey Hendrickson (or common sense for rookie Shemar Stewart).

Cincinnati Bengals coach Zac Taylor said he saw improvement in all phases of the game this offseason and called the team’s workout program “really productive.”

At 28 years old, Burrow has put up impressive numbers throughout his five-year NFL career. He has thrown for 19,001 yards, 140 touchdowns, and 46 interceptions, while completing 68.6 percent of his passes in 69 games. Those numbers have come despite two seasons with major injury issues.

Shemar Stewart's holdout from the Cincinnati Bengals due to some of the language they want to include in his rookie contract is reportedly a fairly common practice used by other teams.

Cincinnati Bengals rookie Shemar Stewart skipped the final day of the team’s mandatory minicamp practice as he remains in a contract dispute with the club.

Without question, Wilson, the leader of the linebacker room, has emerged as a cornerstone of the Bengals' defense over the last five seasons. Although he missed the last five games last season, he was on pace to smash his previous career-high in tackles (135) with 104 through 11 games.