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 K...
Jun 18, 2024•37 min•Season 4Ep. 16
CINCINNATI -- The Bengals wrapped up their mandatory minicamp this week indoors at the IEL practice facility, with Ja'Marr Chase and Trent Brown making their first appearances of the offseason on the field. Joe Burrow took it easy as expected on his wrist, throwing the ball but not exerting too much force. Dax Hill got first team reps while rookies Amarius Mims and Jermaine Burton were among those to impress. Trags talks with Richard Skinner of Local 12 to discuss it all and more. Learn more abo...
Jun 14, 2024•37 min•Season 4Ep. 15
CINCINNATI -- With Justin Jefferson signing a 4-year, $140 million contract extension with the Vikings (with $110 million guaranteed and $88 million due at signing), the immediate question for Bengals fans is how this impacts a future deal for Ja'Marr Chase. And what about Tee Higgins? James Rapien of SI.com and BengalsTalk.com joins Trags to discuss in the latest episode of the JungleRoar pod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Jun 04, 2024•37 min•Season 4Ep. 14
CINCINNATI -- Joe Burrow looks sharp and focused while the rest of his new offensive teammates are getting in a rhythm with the franchise quarterback at Bengals OTAs that began this week in Cincinnati. Meanwhile, Ja'Marr Chase, Tee Higgins (not signed to franchise tag yet), Sheldon Rankins and Trent Brown haven't appeared yet. Trags is joined by longtime Bengals columnist and reporter Jay Morrison of Pro Football Network to discuss why that's not a big deal at this point. Learn more about your a...
May 29, 2024•36 min•Season 4Ep. 13
CINCINNATI -- The Bengals offseason has been a busy one. Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com joins Trags to discuss why - on paper - it's also been a very productive and positive one. Joe Burrow back on the practice field, adjustments made to the defensive line and secondary and a right tackle of the future acquired in the first round of the draft. Trags and Hobson discuss it all and another breakdown of the schedule in this episode of the Jungle Roar podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg...
May 20, 2024•47 min•Season 4Ep. 12
CINCINNATI -- The 2024 Bengals 17-game schedule is out and it features five primetime games and three others in a national TV window. Trags and FOX19 Sports Director Joe Danneman discuss the ins and outs of the schedule and why it's reasonable to expect the Bengals to do well out of the chute in 2024. Two of the Bengals’ primetime contests will be played under the lights at Paycor Stadium, beginning with a Monday Night Football matchup against the Washington Commanders on Sept. 23 (8:15 p.m. on ...
May 16, 2024•36 min•Season 4Ep. 11
CINCINNATI -- This could be a big week for Bengals fans as Joe Burrow could be on track to throw a football and do it in open practice before TV cameras on Tuesday during practice inside the IEL indoor structure. Trags is joined by Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic to discuss the significance of Burrow's first throwing of a football since last November when he tore ligaments in his wrist when Jadeveon Clowney fell on him in Baltimore. Also, some highlights of Tom Brady's roast on Netflix. Learn mo...
May 06, 2024•38 min•Season 4Ep. 10
CINCINNATI -- The Cincinnati Bengals think they have hit the jackpot by drafting 6-8 tackle Amarius Mims 18th overall in the 2024 NFL Draft. They have an offensive lineman who could step in be an impact player right away. How did the Bengals do with their remaining nine selections? What needs were addressed? What reaches were made? How will Dax Hill respond to being moved to corner and competing with DJ Turner for the second starting corner spot opposite Cam Taylor-Britt? Trags chats with James ...
Apr 30, 2024•40 min•Season 4Ep. 9
CINCINNATI -- The Bengals will have a big decision to make when they select 18th overall in the first round Thursday night in the 2024 NFL draft. But what will they do on Days 2 and 3 of the draft on Friday and Saturday? What is their approach? What does recent history teach us about what they might do? Charlie Goldsmith of the Cincinnati Enquirer joins Trags to discuss all things Bengals on the latest episode of the Jungle Roar Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho...
Apr 24, 2024•31 min•Season 4Ep. 8
CINCINNATI -- What will the Bengals do with the 18th overall draft pick in the 2024 NFL Draft? Trags talks up one of the foremost experts in the business, The Athletic's Dane Brugler, author of The Beast, a 324-page bible of everything on practically every NFL draft prospect. The Bengals are in the market for high-value defensive tackles and offensive tackles. Could Byron Murphy II fall to them or will they go with one of the highly rated offensive linemen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...
Apr 15, 2024•20 min•Season 4Ep. 7
CINCINNATI -- From working to extend a Paycor Stadium lease with Hamilton County to serving on the incredibly important NFL competition committee, Katie Blackburn is already recognized as one of the most significant team executives in the NFL. Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com joins Trags to offer perspective while also previewing some of the needs in the upcoming draft and the flexibility offered the Bengals by signing Trent Brown as an offensive tackle in free agency. Learn more about your ad choice...
Apr 01, 2024•33 min•Season 4Ep. 6
CINCINNATI -- With six free agents signed and in the fold for the upcoming season, the Bengals now turn their focus to the 2024 draft at the end of April in Detroit. Who should the Bengals be looking at closely? Will they take a defensive tackle in the first round for the first time since Dan "Big Daddy" Wilkinson in 1994? Will they go offensive tackle? How promising is the progress Joe Burrow is making with his right wrist? James Rapien joins Trags to discuss all of this on the latest Jungle Ro...
Mar 27, 2024•36 min•Season 4Ep. 5
CINCINNATI -- The Bengals have been busy during free agency, signing five new free agents, including safeties Vonn Bell and Geno Stone, defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins, tight end Mike Gesicki and running back Zack Moss. They've also brought back six of their own free agents, including Trenton Irwin on Tuesday. But much still remains, like signing a right tackle and adding a run-stopping defensive tackle. On the latest Jungle Roar Pod, Jay Morrison of Pro Football Network joins Trags to discuss ...
Mar 19, 2024•31 min•Season 4Ep. 4
CINCINNATI -- The Bengals have finally parted ways with Joe Mixon after seven years in Cincinnati, trading him to the Houston Texans on Tuesday and still managing to save $6.1 million in cap space and the $3 million roster bonus he was due on Sunday. The Bengals also kicked off free agency with three signings that are typical of the Bengals long-held strategy of spending smart instead of big. Richard Skinner of Local 12 Cincinnati joins Trags to break it all down. Learn more about your ad choice...
Mar 12, 2024•29 min•Season 4Ep. 3
CINCINNATI -- Back from the NFL Combine in Indianapolis, Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic joins Trags to discuss the biggest takeaways and observations on the latest episode of the Jungle Roar podcast. Where do the Bengals go in free agency and the draft over the next two months and how they address critical roster needs, including defensive line and right tackle? The Bengals have plenty of decisions ahead as they roster build in an attempt to return to the Super Bowl. Learn more about your ad ch...
Mar 05, 2024•38 min•Season 4Ep. 2
The Bengals have tagged star receiver Tee Higgins. What now for the Bengals receiver and the team? Trags talks about all the possibilities with James Rapien of AllBengals.com and the LockedOn Bengals podcast. Also, as the NFL Combine gets set to kick off this week in Indianapolis what are the priorities for the Bengals in the draft and in free agency? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 26, 2024•27 min•Season 4Ep. 1
The Kansas City Chiefs captured their third Super Bowl title in five years with a thrilling 25-22 overtime win against the San Francisco 49ers Sunday in Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas. What were some of the biggest takeaways? How can the Bengals get their hands on Chris Jones in free agency or someone like him? What are the Bengals biggest needs heading into free agency and the draft? Just how deep is this wide receiver class? Trags digs into these topics with Bengals expert Jake Liscow of the Lo...
Feb 13, 2024•37 min•Season 3Ep. 38
CINCINNATI -- As the Bengals head into the offseason of roster building and watch Super Bowl LVIIII this weekend, they will watch two of the game's best tight ends do battle as key weapons for their respective quarterbacks. Patrick Mahomes has Travis Kelce and Brock Purdy has George Kittle. What would a great tight end do for Joe Burrow? FOX19's Joe Danneman joins Trags to discuss this and much more about the Bengals' needs in the latest episode of the Jungle Roar Podcast. Learn more about your ...
Feb 06, 2024•40 min•Season 3Ep. 37
CINCINNATI -- The Bengals are tasked this season with answering many questions about how to address the re-build of their roster to return them to the playoffs and get back to the Super Bowl. How to handle Tee Higgins, Joe Mixon, the defensive line, safety and right tackle? Joining Trags on the latest episode of the Jungle Roar Podcast powered by FanDuel SportsBook is Richard Skinner of Local 12 Cincinnati to discuss these topics and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f...
Jan 30, 2024•40 min•Season 3Ep. 36
CINCINNATI -- With Brian Callahan off to Tennessee to assume the head coaching job of the Tennessee Titans, Zac Taylor must now come up with a new offensive coordinator. Will it be quarterbacks coach Dan Pitcher? Will there be a domino effect on the rest of the Bengals coaching staff? Will this start a Zac Taylor coaching tree? We discuss all these questions and more with Jay Morrison of Pro Football Network on the latest edition of the Jungle Roar Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...
Jan 23, 2024•34 min•Season 3Ep. 35
CINCINNATI -- The offseason is here but there's no shortage of Bengals topics to discuss. First, Bengals personnel executive Trey Brown is said to be a candidate for GM openings in Las Vegas and New England. Will this be the year for Willie Anderson to get into the Pro Football Hall of Fame? What will the Bengals prioritize in the offseason when it comes to their running game and Tee Higgins? Geoff Hobson joins Trags to address it all, including his argument for Anderson in the HOF, on this week...
Jan 15, 2024•37 min•Season 3Ep. 34
CINCINNATI -- With the offseason officially here for the Bengals, James Rapien of AllBengals.com and SI.com joins Trags to discuss the team's priorities and where they need to add to get stronger. How should Joe Burrow approach this offseason and what are the chances Tee Higgins is re-signed and brought back in 2024? The Bengals have a lot to consider this offseason and Trags and James discuss on the latest edition of the Jungle Roar Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...
Jan 10, 2024•38 min•Season 3Ep. 33
CINCINNATI -- In the latest JungleRoar Pod, Trags is joined by Marshall Kramsky of WCPO-TV Channel 9 in Cincinnati to talk about the biggest takeaways from Sunday's season-eliminating loss in Kansas City and the lessons that the Bengals need to learn from what went wrong this year beyond the Joe Burrow injuries. How do the Bengals rebuild on the fly to keep pace with the Browns and Ravens in the AFC North and the Chiefs, Dolphins and Bills in the AFC? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit mega...
Jan 02, 2024•34 min•Season 3Ep. 32
Following a blowout loss in Pittsburgh, is there still real hope for the 2023 Bengals? In the latest Jungle Roar Pod, Trags welcomes in Charlie Clifford of WLWT-TV in Cincinnati to discuss exactly what happened, why the defense was the real culprit on Saturday, moreso than Jake Browning, and what the Bengals need to fix heading into a hornets nest in Kansas City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 26, 2023•36 min•Season 3Ep. 31
CINCINNATI -- Jake Browning continues to make NFL history just four starts into his career while the Bengals are forced to adjust to life without injured defensive lineman and captain DJ Reader. Trey Hendrickson continues to be a massive force for the Bengals defense as one of the best pure pass rushing edges in the NFL. Charlie Goldsmith of the Cincinnati Enquirer joins Trags to discuss all this and much more on the latest episode of the Jungle Roar Pod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...
Dec 18, 2023•35 min•Season 3Ep. 30
CINCINNATI -- The Bengals have found an offensive rhythm with Chase Brown as a feature running back, Joe Mixon as their "closer" and Jake Browning leading an offense that has reinvented itself without Joe Burrow. Former UC and Carolina Panthers quarterback Tony Pike joins Trags on the latest episode of the JungleRoar Podcast to discuss how they're doing it and what to expect going forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...
Dec 12, 2023•33 min•Season 3Ep. 29
CINCINNATI -- After Jake Browning's historic performance Monday night in Jacksonville, what's next for these Bengals who are suddenly back in the playoff picture? Can Browning and the Bengals sustain what they did in Jacksonville for the rest of the season and make the playoffs without Joe Burrow? And do these Bengals have a fresh new attitude? ESPN's Ben Baby joins Mike Petraglia to discuss on the latest episode of the Jungle Roar Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...
Dec 06, 2023•34 min•Season 3Ep. 28
CINCINNATI -- The 2023 season has been a very challenging one for Zac Taylor and the Bengals as they have lost Joe Burrow to a wrist injury for the season. Their defense has dropped off and they have loads of roster decisions and questions coming up this offseason. Trags is joined by Kelsey Conway of the Cincinnati Enquirer to discuss how the head coach is keeping things together and what changes need to take place going forward once Joe Burrow returns in 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. ...
Nov 28, 2023•30 min•Season 3Ep. 27
CINCINNATI -- The Bengals now have to go about the business of moving on with their season after losing Joe Burrow to a season-ending wrist injury. What does Jake Browning have to do? How do the Bengals support him and play around him to help out? What does the defense have to do to right their ship? Trags is joined by Bengals play-by-play man Dan Hoard to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 21, 2023•31 min•Season 3Ep. 26
CINCINNATI -- Fresh from a stinging home loss to the Houston Texans, the Bengals must regroup, fighting off injuries and disappointment, to get ready for their AFC North rival Baltimore Ravens on Thursday night football. The road game will test every bit of will the Bengals have and the game holds the key to their chances for winning a third straight AFC North title. Trags is joined by Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com to discuss what loose ends must be tied up from a sloppy loss last Sunday and what ...
Nov 14, 2023•35 min•Season 3Ep. 25
