It’s all about Joe Burrow, Tee Higgins and Chidobe Awuzie when it comes to Cincinnati Bengals news before the team takes on the Seattle Seahawks in Week 6.
Of course, those Seahawks adding a little fuel to the proverbial fire courtesy of some bulletin board material involving Ja’Marr Chase has a way of making headlines, too.
Either way, those Bengals keep right on marching to Week 6, hoping to grab a 2-3 record and Burrow having no setbacks on his injured calf before all involved get to rest during a bye week.
With just a few days left before kickoff, here are the must-know Bengals news, notes and quotes for October 13.
Seahawks with the pre-game talk -- Bengals Wire
A Seahawks star had a few things to say that were essentially just praising a teammate — but we all know how this goes by now. It classifies as bulletin-board material and Chase himself confirmed that he saw it.
Joe Burrow's secret -- Bengals Wire
People have tried to ask Burrow about his sudden switch with cleats to Air Jordans, but he’s kept it a secret. So is it a new brand deal or something else?
Joe Burrow's best injury update yet -- Bengals Wire
How close is Burrow to 100 percent? Let him tell it, this is the best he’s felt yet.
Thursday injury report -- Bengals Wire
Good news on the Thursday injury report with it sounding like Chidobe Awuzie is back in the swing of things and might be able to give it a go against the Seahawks.
Jonah Williams has best game yet -- Bengals Wire
So much for those Jonah Williams doubters. The grading says he just had his best game yet and it’s possibly a sign of things to come now that he’s a few games into the change. What it means for his long-term status with the Bengals should be interesting to watch.
Tee Higgins talks comeback -- Bengals.com
It sounds like Higgins is ready to take a hit or two in live action after missing last week due to the rib injury: “Its football. You get hit. Suck it up and keep playing. … Nobody better touch me out here (in practice.) The adrenaline is going to be pumping and you get hit, it might sting a little bit, but that’s it.”
Bengals coaches on the Seahawks defense -- Bengals.com
Bengals offensive coordinator Brian Callahan sounds ready to create some moving pockets and otherwise for Joe Burrow against a pass-rush-happy Seahawks defense: “They’re really good, very physical, versatile, they do a lot of movement up front and they make it hard on you. They can rush. They don’t have probably the household names but they’ve got guys that are productive.
Trenton Irwin, a man of many talents -- WLWT
A heartwarming story about backup wideout Trenton Irwin that is 100 percent worth the read.
Bengals do it again
It's… BOTH?! 🤯 pic.twitter.com/aDUNWCZbBH
— Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) October 12, 2023
Not exactly news, but another fun social media post from the Bengals with Orlando Brown Jr. at the controls (microphone).
