Jungle Roar Mike Petraglia

CINCINNATI -- In a wide-ranging conversation spanning 45 minutes, Trags chats up Kirk Herbstreit of ESPN and Prime Video about his career in broadcasting, his thoughts on Joe Burrow and Tom Brady and his remarkably unique path to a national broadcasting star after his career at Ohio State. It's all in the latest Jungle Roar Podcast.
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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 Karras through the 2025 season? All this and more this week as Trags welcomes Laurel Pfahler, Bengals beat writer for the Dayton Daily News.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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