The Cincinnati Bengals continued offseason workouts on Tuesday. Two notable players who had been absent recently returned to the field this week in Ja’Marr Chase and DJ Turner.
Turner is still looking for a new contract, but was back with his new number of 0.
When Turner was out there, it also had Jalen Davis playing first-team snaps from the slot, as expected. Kenny Moore remains unsigned as another option at slot cornerback,
but there hasn’t been any indication that the Bengals have interest there right now.
The second group at offensive line in front of Joe Flacco appeared to be Jalen Coker at left tackle, Brian Parker at left guard, Jacob Bayer at center, Jalen Rivers at right guard, and Cody Ford at right tackle. Connor Lew is still working his way back from his ACL injury, but will be in the mix for the backup center spot once he is fully healthy.
Coker is the player that introgues me the most. He flashed during preseason last year with Cincinnati. After a full year with the practice squad, he could push Ford for the swing tackle spot. Coker has the size at 6’7” that the Bengals have coveted at the position.
The defensive linemen matching up against them featured Cashius Howell, Shemar Stewart, Kris Jenkins, and Cedric Johnson. Shemar Stewart’s alignment along the defensive line throughout the offseason is also worth monitoring.
The Bengals kicked him inside a lot in 2025, but have added many interior defensive linemen. Another pairing spotted had Stewart back on the outside, with Howell on the opposite side and Slaton and Jenkins on the interior.
Burrow continues getting in work at the OTAs. The most impressive play of the day came on a pass to Tee Higgins, who made a spectacular adjustment to a Burrow pass down the field. While it is early in the process, it is always nice to see the guys out there getting their work in.
Love seeing that.
