The Bengals announced on Sunday that their former tight end Bob Trumpy has died at the age of 80. Trumpy was a 12th-round pick out of Utah in 1968 — the Bengals’ inaugural season — and he spent a decade playing for the Bengals. He was an AFL All-Star in his first two seasons and made two Pro Bowls after the merger between the AFL and the NFL.

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CINCINNATI — The Bengals are open to trading veteran linebacker Logan Wilson, multiple league sources have confirmed. Wilson, 29, requested a trade earlier this month after rookie Barrett Carter took his place in the Bengals' starting lineup. He has 47 tackles in eight games.

Last year, the Bengals’ defense was bad enough to get coordinator Lou Anarumo fired. This year, the Bengals’ defense is making last year’s version look like the 1985 Bears.

The Bengals hit rock bottom in Week 8 in a 39-38 home loss to the New York Jets where the visitors piled up 502 yards of offense, which is more than they had totaled in their past two games COMBINED (302). The performance was so bad that the Cincinnati defense called a players only meeting one day later .

CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bengals may be 3-5 on the season, but they should be aggressive ahead of the 2025 NFL trade deadline. The deadline is on Tuesday, Nov. 4, just two days after Cincinnati's Week 9 matchup with Chicago.

The Cincinnati Bengals don’t have many good options at the NFL trade deadline when it comes to linebacker Logan Wilson. Trade Wilson and it’s honoring a trade request (from a