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59 days till Bengals season opener: Every player to wear No. 59 for Cincinnati

Cincinnati Bengals USA TODAY Sports Aaron Doster Akeem DavisGaither Brandon Johnson Geoff Burke Nick Vigil

The No. 59 has been an interesting one for the Cincinnati Bengals over the years.

Back in the mid-2000s, Landon Johnson held it down at linebacker for a few years, then gave the number to Brandon Johnson. Nick Vigil later held it for three years and now it belongs to the super-athletic Akeem Davis-Gaither.

Davis-Gaither is the latest in a line of linebackers capable of making the number one of the more prestigious in franchise history.

With roughly 59 days standing between the Bengals and the season-opening showdown with the Cleveland Browns, here’s a look at every player in franchise history to wear the number, courtesy of the history-keepers at Pro Football Reference.

Akeem Davis-Gaither, 2020-2023

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Larry Ely, 1970-1971

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Brandon Johnson, 2008-2011

Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports

Landon Johnson, 2004-2007

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Howard Kurnick, 1979

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Emmanuel Lamur, 2012-2015

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Karmeeleyah McGill, 1993

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Andrew Melontree, 1980

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Ray Phillips, 1977-1978

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Jeff Schuh, 1981-1985

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Scott Schutt, 1987

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Ron Shumon, 1978

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Armegis Spearman, 2000-2002

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Greg Truitt, 1994-1998

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Nick Vigil, 2016-2019

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Kevin Walker, 1988-1992

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