Cincinnati Bengals training camp
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Cincinnati Bengals All-Pro wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase isn’t wearing a ball cap standing on the sidelines watching practice this year. He’s fully participated in every organized team activity (OTA) and mandatory minicamp this offseason and now is fully present and engaged at training camp.
The Cincinnati Bengals were preparing to enter training camp this week despite still being at odds with two prominent pieces of their defense in sack leader Trey Hendrickson and rookie first-round pick Shemar Stewart.
“Simmons says wider receiver Charlie Jones (their top punt returner) and Jermaine Burton are going to see time as a kick-return tandem. In the second year of the new kickoff rule, Simmons is looking for sure handers. He anticipates opposing kickers to spray the ball more to force returns and take fewer touchbacks.”
If there’s one player who understands the importance of training camp practice in Cincinnati, it’s Amarius Mims. The Bengals selected Mims with the No.18 overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft out of Georgia. Mims went on to start 13 games for the Bengals last season.
Multiple players and coaches reflected more concern about Stewart’s absence than Hendrickson’s given the rookie’s inexperience compared to Hendrickson entering Year 9.