The second-year linebackers were much maligned as rookies, but showed promise in Sunday's win over the Buccaneers.

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Burrow signed a five-year, $275million contract in September 2023 but the Bengals' struggles in recent years have sparked questions over whether he could head elsewhere.

Bryan Cook got emotional talking about what it was like coming out of the tunnel for the first time in front of his hometown crowd and stepping on the field as a member of the Cincinnati Bengals.

Yet for as well as the Bengals played in the opener, the eighth-year coach pointed out there was still plenty of room for improvement. “The objective isn’t to be your best team Week 1, it’s to be your best team at the end of the season.

Bengals defensive coordinator Al Golden was thrilled to see his unit perform the way it did in the Week 1 win over Tampa Bay.

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