But the former second-round pick has picked up tennis as a hobby since moving to Cincinnati. After a late flight home from Philadelphia following the Bengals' preseason loss to the Eagles, Sample, along with his wife and children, attended the Aug. 8 day session of the Cincinnati Open.

Bengals' Trey Hendrickson remains without a contract extension despite back-to-back 17.5 sack seasons, while T.J. Watt and Myles Garrett secured deals worth over $120 million each.

Mike Gesicki joined the Bengals Beat Podcast to discuss how he ended up in Cincinnati, why he's excited for the 2025 season and more

Brown, a former Illinois star, ran away with the Bengals starting spot in 2024 – and appears poised for a breakout 2025

The Bengals are 1-11 in Weeks 1 and 2 since Zac Taylor became head coach in 2019. To try and fix their slow start issues, Joe Burrow is getting more preseason reps starting with the 15 he got vs. the Eagles on Thursday in Philadelphia.

With starting safety Geno Stone dealing with a soft tissue injury, the Bengals are considering their options in the secondary.

All that considered however, he is worth the risk for the Bengals and at worst provides depth that is as either on Patrick’s level or most likely better. Before his injury it appeared as though he was beginning to settle into the NFL. He has had wins against Steelers star Cam Heyward (Video Below).

It's not an elementary concept, but Cincinnati Bengals rookie pass rusher Shemar Stewart got issued a stern reminder after he and star QB Joe Burrow were involved in a skirmish at Bengals camp Wednesday.