Bengals' Barrett Carter: Double-digit tackles in loss
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Carter recorded 10 tackles (five solo) and one pass breakup in the Bengals' loss to the Bears on Sunday.
Carter has taken over as an every-down linebacker in Cincinnati, and the Bengals' trade of Logan Wilson to the Cowboys on Tuesday cemented his standing as a starter in the middle of the defense. Carter has started each of the last four games and has played all 270 defensive snaps in that span. He's recorded double-digit tackles in three of the four contests and is now up to 58 tackles (32 solo) and one pass breakup on 355 defensive snaps this season. Carter should remain a tackling machine moving forward.
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Bengals' Jordan Battle: Career-best 12 tackles in defeat
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Battle recorded 12 tackles (five solo) in Sunday's loss to the Bears.
Battle's dozen tackles matched his career-high, a mark he's now hit three times, including Week 1 against the Browns. Battle has started all nine games this season and has posted 70 tackles (31 solo) and four pass breakups, including three interceptions, on 99 percent of the defensive snaps. However, Battle has been part of the seemingly weekly coverage busts on the back end of the Cincinnati defense.
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Cowboys' Logan Wilson: Headed to Dallas
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The Cowboys acquired Wilson (calf) from the Bengals on Tuesday in exchange for a 2026 seventh-round draft pick, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
Wilson, who requested to be dealt last month after his snaps had decreased, is thus in line to move from one struggling defense to another. Once he moves past the calf issue that sidelined him in Week 9, the 29-year-old will provided a needed boost to the Cowboys linebacker corps. Wilson will be under contract through 2027 after signing a four-year, $36 million extension with the Bengals in July 2023. In eight games with the Bengals this season, Wilson has recorded 46 tackles, and he notched at least 100 stops in each of the previous four campaigns. With Dallas on bye in Week 10, Wilson will have added time to recover from his injury, as well as acclimate himself to his new team's defensive system.
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Bengals' Shemar Stewart: Week-to-week with knee injury
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Head coach Zac Taylor said Monday that Stewart is considered "week-to-week" due to a knee injury he sustained during the Bengals' 47-42 loss to the Bears, Ben Baby of ESPN.com reports.
Stewart was officially ruled out toward the end of the fourth quarter, and he finished the contest with three tackles (one solo) while playing a season-high 49 snaps on defense. The Bengals are on a bye Week 10, so the additional time to rehab and recover means the rookie first-rounder could be available for Week 11 against the Steelers on Sunday, Nov. 16.
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Bengals' Shemar Stewart: Leaves with knee injury
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Stewart left Sunday's loss to the Bears with a knee injury, Charlie Goldsmith of the Dayton Daily News reports.
Prior to the injury, Stewart had three tackles and one QB hit. The Bengals' first-round pick is still looking for his first NFL sack through Week 9, having missed four games due to injury. He was considered a developmental prospect coming out of Texas A&M, but even accounting for that learning curve, he has been a big disappointment.
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Bengals' Marco Wilson: Won't play against Chicago
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Wilson (hamstring) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Bears.
Wilson will miss a second consecutive game due to a hamstring injury. With the Bengals on a bye Week 10, the 2021 fourth-rounder will have additional time to recover ahead of Cincinnati's Week 11 clash against Pittsburgh on Sunday, Nov. 16.
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Bengals' Oren Burks: Will play against Chicago
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Burks (groin) is active for Sunday's game against the Bears.
Burks was tagged as questionable for Week 9 due to a groin injury, but he has been cleared to play Sunday after going through pregame warmups. The 2018 third-rounder has accumulated 23 tackles (nine solo) and a forced fumble across eight regular-season games while serving on both defense and special teams.
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Bengals' Logan Wilson: Inactive for Week 9
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Wilson (calf) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Bears.
Wilson's absence comes as little surprise after he was unable to practice this week due to the calf injury before being listed as doubtful heading into Sunday. Before succumbing to the injury, the veteran linebacker had seen his playing time get scaled back in each of the past three weeks while the Bengals opened up more snaps for rookies Demetrius Knight and Barrett Carter. As a result of the drop in playing time, Wilson put in a request for a trade, and Dianna Russini of The Athletic relays that the Bengals have received inquiries from several teams regarding the 29-year-old's availability ahead of Tuesday's trade deadline.
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Bengals' Logan Wilson: Doubtful for Sunday
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Wilson (calf) is listed as doubtful ahead of Sunday's matchup against the Bears, Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic reports.
The veteran linebacker from Wyoming didn't practice all week due to a calf injury and is now expected to miss his first game of the season Sunday. With both Wilson and Oren Burks (groin, questionable) dealing with injuries ahead of the Week 9 matchup, Joe Giles-Harris is expected to have a larger role in Cincinnati's inside-linebacker corps.
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Bengals' Oren Burks: Questionable for Week 9
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Burks (groin) is listed as questionable ahead of Sunday's matchup against the Bears, Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic reports.
Burks practiced in a limited fashion Thursday and Friday after suffering an apparent groin injury. He's played 310 total snaps (189 on special teams, 121 on defense) over Cincinnati's first eight games this season, recording 23 total tackles and a forced fumble. If the 30-year-old is unable to play Sunday, expect Joe Giles-Harris to play an expanded role in the Bengals' linebacker corps.
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Bengals' Marco Wilson: Doubtful for Sunday
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Wilson (hamstring) is listed as doubtful ahead of Sunday's matchup against the Bears, Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic reports.
The 26-year-old from Florida didn't return to practice after missing the Bengals' Week 8 loss to the Jets with a hamstring injury, so it's no surprise that he'll likely be sidelined again Sunday. If Wilson misses the Week 9 contest as expected, Josh Newton will likely operate as Cincinnati's top reserve boundary corner.
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Bengals' Cedric Johnson: Ready for Sunday
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Johnson (calf) was activated from the injured reserve list Friday.
The second-year pro from Ole Miss is now set to make his 2025 debut in Sunday's matchup against the Bears after missing the Bengals' first eight games this season due to an ankle injury sustained in late August. Now fully healthy, Johnson is expected to play a depth role on Cincinnati's defensive line as the season progresses.
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Bengals' Trey Hendrickson: Doubtful for Week 9
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Hendrickson (hip) is doubtful for Sunday's game against the Bears, Kelsey Conway of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
Hendrickson aggravated his hip injury in last Sunday's loss to the Jets and hasn't practiced this week. Joseph Ossai, Myles Murphy and Shemar Stewart should see the bulk of the playing time at edge rusher for Cincinnati against Chicago.
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Bengals' Jordan Battle: Tallies eight tackles in Week 8
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Battle registered eight tackles (four solo) and one pass defense during the Bengals' 39-38 loss to the Jets on Sunday.
Battle played all 72 defensive snaps and finished tied with Barrett Carter for the third-most tackles on the Bengals behind Demetrius Knight (12) and Geno Stone (nine). Battle has played every single defensive snap in seven of the first eight regular-season games and is up to 58 tackles on the year, which matches his total from 2024 (across 17 regular-season contests).
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Bengals' Logan Wilson: Remains sidelined Thursday
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Wilson (calf) remained a non-participant at Thursday's practice, Ben Baby of ESPN.com reports.
Wilson hasn't missed a game this season, but he's in danger of being absent for Sunday's game against the Bears. His absence from practice could be linked to the linebacker's recent trade request, as the Nov. 4 trade deadline is fast approaching.
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Bengals' Trey Hendrickson: Another DNP on Thursday
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Hendrickson (hip) remained a non-participant at Thursday's practice, Ben Baby of ESPN.com reports.
Hendrickson didn't take the practice field Wednesday or Thursday after aggravating his hip injury in Cincinnati's Week 8 loss to the Jets. He'll likely need to practice in some capacity Friday to maintain a chance to suit up Sunday against the Bears.
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Bengals' Geno Stone: Tallies nine tackles vs Jets
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Stone logged nine tackles (seven solo) in the Bengals' loss to the Jets on Sunday.
Stone finished second on the team in tackles behind Demetrius Knight's 12. Stone is on pace to set a new career-high total in tackles, having already recorded 51 tackles (32 solo) across just eight games played. The 26-year-old will look to keep producing in the Week 9 matchup versus the Bears.
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Bengals' Cameron Sample: Logs full practice
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Sample (knee) was a full practice participant Wednesday, Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic reports.
Sample missed Cincinnati's Week 8 contest with a knee injury, though he appears ready to return in Week 9 against the Bears. He should return to a rotational role along the defensive line.
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Bengals' Logan Wilson: Working through calf injury
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Wilson did not participate in Wednesday's practice due to a calf injury, Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic reports.
Wilson may have picked up the injury during the Bengals' Week 8 loss against the Jets, when he logged five tackles (two solo). However, his omission from Wednesday's practice could also be due to the trade request he made this past Thursday after seeing his playing time on defense dip significantly in Weeks 6 and 7. Wilson's practice participation over the next two days will be worth monitoring ahead of Sunday's game against the Bears.
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Mike Pennel: Inks deal with Kansas City
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Pennel signed with the Chiefs on Wednesday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
The 34-year-old defensive lineman was dropped by the Bengals on Tuesday but has since found a new home in Kansas City. Pennel appeared in all eight of Cincinnati's games this season prior to his release, recording 15 total tackles. He's expected to help fortify the Chiefs' interior defensive line after Omarr Norman-Lott (knee) was placed on IR.
