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NFL Draft scouting report: Giovani Bernard

Today's draft prospect under review is University of North Carolina running back Giovani Bernard. He may not be the biggest, strongest or fastest running back entering the NFL draft, but he arguably is the most complete.

Atkins leads Bengals' rush 'D' into playoffs

The Cincinnati Bengals defensive front teed-off on opposing quarterbacks like Tiger Woods at a driving range, posting 51 sacks during the regular season. The unit created a statistical threshold in the season finale against Baltimore by breaking the team’s season sack record of 48 set in 2001. Defensive tackle Geno ...

• 11:43 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013

Bengals new DE awaits chance at redemption

In the days leading up to this year’s NFL Draft, the sports website Bleacher Report ran a list of the biggest draft busts in the history of each franchise. For the Atlanta Falcons, the choice was Jamaal Anderson, a defensive end out of Arkansas who was selected eighth overall in ...

• 8:28 p.m. Monday, Aug. 13, 2012

Frostee warming up to Browns

BEREA, Ohio — Frostee Rucker never expected to be playing for a different team.   “Leading up to free agency, I thought the Bengals were going to make a move and do the right thing by re-signing me,” Rucker said. “Not to say they didn’t offer anything, but they didn’t ...

• 8:49 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012

Photos from NFL Draft 2012

The first kickoff is months away, but all eyes are focused on New York City as the 2012 NFL Draft begins Thursday night.

• 5:08 p.m. Thursday, April 26, 2012

NFL draft review

The 2012 Draft is complete. Get all the news, notes and a look at who was selected by which teams.

Vikings Draft Ohio State LB Homan In 6th Round

The Minnesota Vikings have selected Coldwater native and Ohio State linebacker Ross Homan in the sixth round of the NFL draft.The Vikings took Homan with the 200th overall pick on Saturday. It was their fourth selection of the sixth round.They also took Arkansas offensive lineman DeMarcus Love, South Florida defensive ...

• Updated: 5:19 p.m. Saturday, April 30, 2011

2011 NFL draft

Photos from the first round of the 2011 NFL draft. Cam Newton was selected as the No. 1 overall pick by the Carolina Panthers.

• 9:49 a.m. Friday, April 29, 2011

Wittenberg Standout Works Out For NFL Scouts

As a collegian, Eddie Vallery, class of 2011 from South Solon, Ohio, broke the mold for Wittenberg University football players. He became the first Tiger to earn national Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2009, and he was just the second student-athlete in program history to earn back-to-back All-America ...

• Updated: 4:10 p.m. Friday, March 18, 2011

Eagles Select Ohio State SS, Northmont Alum Coleman In 7th round

The Philadelphia Eagles have selected Ohio State strong safety Kurt Coleman in the seventh round of the NFL draft.Coleman was chosen with the 244th overall pick Saturday.He was the third defensive back and ninth defensive player taken by Philadelphia in the three-day draft.Scouts say the 5-foot-10, 192-pound Coleman is a ...

• Updated: 5:59 p.m. Saturday, April 24, 2010

Dolphins Take Ohio State LB, Bellbrook Grad Spitler in 7th round

Inside linebacker Austin Spitler of Ohio State has been taken by the Miami Dolphins in the seventh round of the NFL draft.Spitler, who started only as a senior, was the fourth-to-the-last pick in the draft Saturday.Seven of the Dolphins' eight draft picks were defensive players. They earlier took Penn State ...

• Updated: 5:46 p.m. Saturday, April 24, 2010

Four Miami Valley Athletes Head To NFL

Four football players from the Miami Valley were drafted on Sunday during the 2009 NFL draft.David Bruton, Marcus Freeman, Javon Ringer and Mike Mickens were drafted during Sunday’s rounds.The Denver Broncos took Bruton, a Miamisburg High School grad who went on to play at Notre Dame, in the fourth round.Freeman ...

• Updated: 12:51 a.m. Monday, April 27, 2009

Bengals Pick Big Names In Draft

The Cincinnati Bengals selected University of Alabama offensive tackle Andre Smith (No. 6) and Southern California middle linebacker Rey Maualuga (No. 38) in the first two rounds of the NFL draft on Saturday.In Smith, the Bengals get the massive offensive tackle needed to protect quarterback Carson Palmer. They beefed up ...

• Updated: 10:13 a.m. Sunday, April 26, 2009

Former OSU Tackle Arrested In Los Angeles

Alex Boone was expecting to hear his name called in April's NFL draft, but that prospect might be less likely after what happened last weekend.The former Ohio State tackle was arrested in surburban Los Angeles Sunday night, during what police called a drunken tirade.They say Boone jumped on the hoods ...

• Updated: 11:12 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009

For Starters: Debuts A Mixed Bag

With Brady Quinn on the verge of making his first NFL start Thursday night, here's a look at how other quarterbacks with ties to the Browns and/or Quinn fared in their first starts.THE QB: Jay Cutler, Broncos THE TIE: He'll be Quinn's counterpart Thursday night. The 11th overall pick of ...

• Updated: 1:26 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008

Bengals Take A Wide Receiver With The Second Pick Of The Draft

With no wide receivers taken in the first round of the NFL Draft for the first time since 1990, the Bengals had a pick of some recognizable names but went with a little-known player from a small school in Coastal Carolina's Jerome Simpson.The 6-1, 199-pound Simpson, known for having good ...

• Updated: 8:40 p.m. Saturday, April 26, 2008

Cleveland Will Have No Picks On Day One

Barring a last minute trade, the Cleveland Browns football team will need to wait until Sunday's fourth round of the NFL draft to make their first pick in this years draft.The Browns spent a number of picks last year to trade up for quaterback Brady Quinn out of Notre Dame.

• Updated: 6:52 p.m. Saturday, April 26, 2008

Kitna Joins Bengals, NFL In Unknown

While a bleak uncertainty reigns in the most stable of America’s pro sports leagues, some things remain constant in the NFL.The Bengals are riding high as one of just 14 teams under the league’s most explosive salary cap ever and have the room to make an early strike in free ...

• Updated: 6:53 a.m. Friday, Feb. 24, 2006