David Shula (1992-1996). Shula signed a five-year contract and he ended up getting fired midway through the fifth year of his deal. The Bengals were 1-6 when Shula was fired during the 1996 season. VERDICT: Fired with nine games left on his deal.

A 2019 fourth-round pick by the Bengals, Jordan flopped and was out of town by 2021. Tampa Bay is his sixth NFL team since entering the league. Better believe it, though. Jordan has a 52.9 PFF grade this season and a surprisingly good 70.4 pass-blocking grade. He’s a top-five player at his spot in pass-block win rate.

Zac Taylor gave his latest Bengals injury update on Wednesday as his team plays out the string of three meaningless games with no playoff hope left

The Cincinnati Bengals are out of playoff contention with a 4-10 record. Despite this, coach Zac Taylor says quarterback Joe Burrow will start the remaining games as they aim for wins.

But the Bengals get a little bonus points for likely angering the Pittsburgh Steelers, too. After the waiver wire claim went public, The Athletic's Mike DeFabo revealed that the Steelers had been hoping to get Williams back after he passed through waivers. The Bengals had other plans.

CINCINNATI — Sports Illustrated's Daniel Flick posted his latest 2026 NFL Mock Draft this week, and he had Cincinnati taking an SEC cornerback with the ninth pick in the draft. Flick stuck the Bengals with LSU CB Mansoor Delane.

Quarterback Joe Flacco, now with the Bengals, won the first game of his rookie season against Cincinnati in 2008.