After all of the wheeling and dealing, surprising picks and green-room drama, the first round of the NFL Draft finally came to a close last night around midnight in New York City. And when the dust settled, providing a clear picture of what transpired across 32 selections, it was apparent that some teams had a better night than others. To see the five biggest winners from day one of the 2014 NFL Draft,...
Michigan State’s Darqueze Dennard became the fourth cornerback in the last nine years Thursday night to head to the Bengals in the first round of the NFL Draft when they took him with the 24th pick, but like Dre Kirkpatrick from two years ago he won’t be asked to start right away....
Head coach Marvin Lewis, Defensive coordinator Paul Guenther and Defensive backs coach Vance Joseph discuss the first-round selection of Darqueze Dennard...
Darqueze Dennard post draft phone conference with media transcript...
Johnny Manziel boosted the Bengals in his first act as Cleveland's QB. The first pick in this draft was the hard one for the Bengals. Because of the depth of the next few rounds, they think the......
24th Overall Pick: Darqueze Dennard, CB, Michigan St.The Bengals really needed another cornerback, and Dennard fell right into their lap. He could have got 10 picks earlier than this, so this is excellent value and one of the biggest positions of need for Cincinnati. He should be able to step in and start day one. This is amazing value and one of the best picks of the first round thus far.GRADE: A Please...
CINCINNATI -- Bengals defensive coordinator Paul Guenther and Vance Joseph, Guenther's new co-defensive backs coach, went to see Darqueze Dennard's pro day workout in March after the NFL combine. They had the same initial thought. "That's Leon Hall," said Guenther. "No doubt," said Joseph. They had another similar thought: There wasn't going to be chance in Hades that the Michigan State cornerback...
Darqueze Dennard post draft phone conference with media....
Michigan State’s Darqueze Dennard became the fourth cornerback in the last nine years Thursday night to head to the Bengals in the first round of the NFL Draft when they took him with the 24th pick, but like Dre Kirkpatrick from two years ago he won’t be asked to start right away....
CINCINNATI -- The Bengals added cornerback Darqueze Dennard of Michigan State with the 24th overall pick in Thursday night's NFL Draft. Dennard becomes the sixth first round defensive back on the Bengals roster, joining corners Leon Hall, Adam Jones, Terence Newman, Dre Kirkpatrick and safety Reggie Nelson. Kirkpatrick was taken at No. 17 overall two years ago but Hall and Nelson entered the league...
With much speculation surrounding the 2014 NFL Draft, many writerss and fans have lended their individual opinions on which player and which position their team will be eyeing in the first round and beyond. Click here to see what Cover32′s management team predicts. There has been ample certainty by draft experts, as to what the Cincinnati Bengals’ plans are, as the draft rapidly approaches. Ohio State...
Tonight, 32 players will be selected in the first round of of the 2014 NFL Draft. And during the course of the next three days, a total of 256 names will be called from the podium at Radio City Music Hall, signaling the start of many promising careers. Many will make an NFL roster this season. Plenty will become starters. Roughly 30 or so will eventually earn a Pro Bowl nod. And a couple, if lucky,...
Roger Goodell will announce 32 names tonight, all of whom have dreams and aspirations of being a star in the NFL. But reality tells us that at least half of the first-round picks in the 2014 draft will be flops. They’ll make rosters, as teams have too much invested in them to not give them opportunity after opportunity after opportunity. But they won’t live up to the expectations; they won’t justify...
The Cincinnati Bengals have slowly and quietly been climbing their way up the NFL playoff ladder in the past couple of years. Posting an 11-5 record in 2013 and winning the AFC North, they have steadily increased in all areas of the field. Only a couple of days before the 2014 NFL Draft, veteran cornerback Leon Hall is making his way back from an Achilles tendon tear in his left foot and targeting...
WILL linebacker Vontaze Burfict went from undrafted to Hawaii. Vontaze Burfict, who last year led the NFL in tackles and return on investment, sat it in the Bengals locker room last week, nodded ......
The Bengals are not seeking immediate starters from their 2014 NFL Draft class, which speaks to the franchise's recent run of success. "Knock on wood here," Bengals coach Marvin Lewis said Tuesday, literally knocking on wood as he spoke at a pre-draft press conference. "But hopefully as we have in the past, these guys don't have to step in and necessarily be a Day One starter for us. And that's another...
Our good friends over at USA TODAY put together a series of videos with mock drafts, expectations for the top-10 teams and a breakdown of the top-5 quarterbacks on the board. With a little more than a day to go, these are some great time killers before the show begins. You may also be interested in:Draft Video: Mock picks for the Cincinnati Bengals, expectations for top teams, moreQB could be on Cincinnati’s...
With the draft only two days away, fans around the country are hoping that their team uses the three-day selection meeting to rebuild, restock or reload their roster. It’s an event that can transform a franchise, for better or worse, if things aren’t handled in the proper way. Being successful during the draft ultimately comes down to one thing: Making good decisions. When trade offers come a teams...
It’s finally here! The NFL Draft, pushed back to May in order to produce big ratings during “sweeps week,” is actually upon us, starting on Thursday night with round one. While the extra two weeks has made it seem like it’s taken forever for the draft to get here, it has provided plenty of time for preparation. NFL teams are so ready to go, flooded with information, that some took this past weekend...
The Cincinnati Bengals will, without question, have their eyes on potential targets later in the draft. We’ve seen many great choices in the last three rounds of the draft throughout the history of the NFL. There is no reason to think there is no upside in guys who may fall as a result of off-field problems, team success, or lack of exposure. For the Bengals, it is seen that they need to select a quarterback...