Finalmente l’offseason sta finendo, anche per i Cincinnati Bengals è iniziato il training camp e a breve torneremo a vedere un po’ di football giocato.
Prima che i vari infortuni, come di consueto, inizino a diventare protagosti, vi proponiamo alcune delle battaglie più interessanti in vista del taglio finale a 53:
- Benwikere vs Russell (RB)
- Evans vs PJ Dawson (LB)
- Clarke vs Gilberry DE
- Malone vs Core vs Erickson vs opzione WR7
- Thompson vs Williams vs Sim (DT)
I quasi sicuri destinati alla Practise Squad sono: Dielman, Evans, Benwikere, Schreck, Driskel, Carson, Glasgow
Proviamo anche ad abbozzare una ipotetica depth chart da 53, basandoci su quelli che sono i tipici comportamenti del coaching staff, gli esclusi dovranno verosimilmente mettersi in mostra per riuscire a strappare un posto a roster.
Cincinnati Bengals Training Camp Roster
| JERSEY # | NAME | POSITION | EXPERIENCE | COLLEGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Elliott, Jake | K | R | Memphis |
| 4 | Bullock, Randy | K | 6 | Texas A&M |
| 5 | McCarron, AJ | QB | 3 | Alabama |
| 6 | Driskel, Jeff | QB | 2 | Louisiana Tech |
| 7 | Brown, Jonathan | K | 1 | Louisville |
| 9 | Hamilton, Karel | WR | R | Samford |
| 10 | Huber, Kevin | P | 9 | Cincinnati |
| 11 | LaFell, Brandon | WR | 8 | Louisiana State |
| 12 | Erickson, Alex | WR | 2 | Wisconsin |
| 14 | Dalton, Andy | QB | 7 | Texas Christian |
| 15 | Ross, John | WR | R | Washington |
| 16 | Core, Cody | WR | 2 | Mississippi |
| 17 | Russell, Alonzo | WR | 1 | Toledo |
| 18 | Green, A.J. | WR | 7 | Georgia |
| 19 | Madaris, Monty | WR | R | Michigan State |
| 20 | Russell, KeiVarae | CB | 2 | Notre Dame |
| 21 | Dennard, Darqueze | CB | 4 | Michigan State |
| 22 | Jackson, William | CB | 2 | Houston |
| 23 | Benwikere, Bene | CB | 4 | San Jose State |
| 24 | Jones, Adam | CB | 11 | West Virginia |
| 25 | Bernard, Giovani | HB | 5 | North Carolina |
| 26 | Shaw, Josh | CB | 3 | Southern California |
| 27 | Kirkpatrick, Dre | CB | 6 | Alabama |
| 28 | Mixon, Joe | RB | R | Oklahoma |
| 29 | McRae, Tony | CB | 1 | North Carolina A&T |
| 30 | Peerman, Cedric | HB | 8 | Virginia |
| 31 | Smith, Derron | S | 3 | Fresno State |
| 32 | Hill, Jeremy | HB | 4 | Louisiana State |
| 33 | Carson, Tra | RB | 1 | Texas A&M |
| 34 | Williams, Stanley | HB | R | Kentucky |
| 36 | Williams, Shawn | S | 5 | Georgia |
| 37 | Cox, Demetrious | DB | R | Michigan State |
| 39 | Williams, Jarveon | HB | R | Texas- San Antonio |
| 40 | Wilson, Brandon | S | R | Houston |
| 42 | Fejedelem, Clayton | S | 2 | Illinois |
| 43 | Iloka, George | S | 6 | Boise State |
| 44 | Laufasa, Darrin | FB | R | Texas-El Paso |
| 46 | Harris, Clark | LS | 9 | Rutgers |
| 47 | Dawson, P.J. | LB | 2 | Texas Christian |
| 49 | Albright, Bryson | LB | 1 | Miami (Ohio) |
| 50 | Evans, Jordan | LB | R | Oklahoma |
| 51 | Minter, Kevin | LB | 5 | LSU |
| 52 | Bell, Brandon | LB | R | Penn State |
| 53 | Flowers, Marquis | LB | 4 | Arizona |
| 55 | Burfict, Vontaze | LB | 6 | Arizona State |
| 56 | Nickerson, Hardy | LB | R | Illinois |
| 57 | Rey, Vincent | LB | 7 | Duke |
| 58 | Lawson, Carl | LB | R | Auburn |
| 59 | Vigil, Nick | LB | 2 | Utah State |
| 60 | Johnson, T.J. | C | 4 | South Carolina |
| 61 | Bodine, Russell | C | 4 | North Carolina |
| 62 | Redmond, Alex | G | 1 | UCLA |
| 63 | Westerman, Christian | G | 2 | Arizona State |
| 64 | Dielman, J.J | C | R | Utah |
| 65 | Boling, Clint | G | 7 | Georgia |
| 66 | Hopkins, Trey | G | 2 | Texas |
| 67 | Glasgow, Ryan | DT | R | Michigan |
| 68 | Tupou, Josh | DT | R | Colorado |
| 69 | Williams, DeShawn | DT | 2 | Clemson |
| 70 | Ogbuehi, Cedric | OT | 3 | Texas A&M |
| 71 | Smith, Andre | OT | 9 | Alabama |
| 72 | Stanton, Dustin | G | R | Oregon State |
| 73 | Winston, Eric | OT | 11 | Miami (Fla.) |
| 74 | Fisher, Jake | OT | 3 | Oregon |
| 75 | Billings, Andrew | DT | 2 | Baylor |
| 76 | Brown, Ryan | DE | 1 | Mississippi State |
| 77 | Lechler, Landon | OT | R | North Dakota State |
| 78 | Perkins, Kent | G | R | Texas |
| 79 | Dean, David | DT | 1 | Virginia |
| 79 | Lee, Cameron | G | R | Illinois State |
| 80 | Malone, Josh | WR | R | Tennessee |
| 81 | Kroft, Tyler | TE | 3 | Rutgers |
| 82 | Carter, Cethan | TE | R | Nebraska |
| 83 | Boyd, Tyler | WR | 2 | Pittsburgh |
| 84 | Kumerow, Jake | WR | 1 | Wisconsin-Whitewater |
| 85 | Eifert, Tyler | TE | 5 | Notre Dame |
| 86 | Schreck, Mason | TE | R | Buffalo |
| 87 | Uzomah, C.J. | TE | 3 | Auburn |
| 88 | Brown, Chris | WR | 2 | Notre Dame |
| 89 | Hewitt, Ryan | H-B | 4 | Stanford |
| 90 | Johnson, Michael | DE | 9 | Georgia Tech |
| 91 | Hardison, Marcus | DT | 3 | Arizona State |
| 92 | Sims, Pat | DT | 10 | Auburn |
| 93 | Clarke, Will | DE | 4 | West Virginia |
| 94 | Smith, Chris | DE | 4 | Arkansas |
| 95 | Gilberry, Wallace | DE | 10 | Alabama |
| 96 | Dunlap, Carlos | DE | 8 | Florida |
| 97 | Atkins, Geno | DT | 8 | Georgia |
| 98 | Thompson, Brandon | DT | 6 | Clemson |
| 99 | Willis, Jordan | DE | R | Kansas State |
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