{"id":242102,"date":"2025-08-11T15:07:58","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T19:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=242102"},"modified":"2025-08-11T15:10:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T19:10:24","slug":"cincinnati-bengals-beat-week-2-training-camp-news-and-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/08\/11\/cincinnati-bengals-beat-week-2-training-camp-news-and-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"Cincinnati Bengals Beat: Week 2 Training Camp News and Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bengals.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cincinnati Bengals<\/a> just wrapped up their second week of training camp, and there&#8217;s plenty to work on for the orange and black following a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/08\/08\/nfl-preseason-week-1-risers-for-the-cincinnati-bengals\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">34-27 loss<\/a> to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/eagles\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Philadelphia Eagles<\/a> in the preseason opener. The defense was lackluster, and communication errors are wreaking havoc for a group that must improve. While this is disheartening, Al Golden&#8217;s crew does have time on its side as they look forward to welcoming back All-Pro EDGE Trey Hendrickson into the starting lineup. The offense has been fantastic, and the sky is the limit for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/B\/BurrJo01.htm\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joe Burrow<\/a>\u00a0and his cast of characters as they look to be even better in 2025. With the Washington Commanders up next,\u00a0let&#8217;s examine the latest news and notes from training camp in Cincinnati.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_242129\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-242129\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-242129 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/USATSI_26691637-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/USATSI_26691637-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/USATSI_26691637-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/USATSI_26691637-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/USATSI_26691637-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/USATSI_26691637-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/USATSI_26691637-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/USATSI_26691637-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-242129\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cincinnati Bengals defensive coordinator Al Golden coaches players during training camp, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at the Kettering Health Bengals Practice Fields in Downtown Cincinnati.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Cincinnati Bengals Beat: Week 2 Training Camp News and Notes<\/h2>\n<h3>Chase Brown Wows<\/h3>\n<p>Third-year running back Chase Brown seems poised to be the next potent weapon for Burrow and a matchup nightmare for defensive coordinators across the league. The signs were there late last season, and Brown looks stronger, quicker, and more agile, especially in the passing game, where he&#8217;s a threat to score every time he touches the ball.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chase Brown looks noticeably bigger to me.<\/p>\n<p>Had this nasty stiff arm on a 9-yard catch and run last night. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wiZJKtV3S9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/wiZJKtV3S9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jared Smola (@SmolaDS) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SmolaDS\/status\/1953850202806227389?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 8, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Brown has cemented himself as RB1 on this team, and if rookie Tahj Brooks can add valuable snaps, this duo might propel this offense even higher.<\/p>\n<h3>First-Team Dreams<\/h3>\n<p>Shemar Stewart is on a tear and flashed well against the Eagles. He&#8217;s climbing the depth chart at warp speed and recently took reps with the first-team defense. Head coach Zac Taylor has been very impressed, and when asked about the promotion for Stewart, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bengals.com\/news\/joe-burrow-becoming-new-dean-of-tight-end-u-noah-fant-shemar-stewart\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">noted<\/a>, &#8220;I think that will happen over time. It&#8217;s happened situationally with some of our rush packages, but I think this is the week we can really start being flexible on moving guys around and taking a look at different pairings.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Versatility is the name of the game, and this will provide a better gauge of where the rookie stands in playing against better competition as he looks to take his game to the next level.<\/p>\n<h3>Kris Jenkins Jumps<\/h3>\n<p>Sophomore Kris Jenkins has been quietly impressive throughout camp and put together a solid performance against the Eagles, where he played 14 total snaps, showing plus closing speed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kris Jenkins Jr. played 14 total snaps on Defense\u2026he was impactful on 7 of them \ud83d\udd25 <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6fl8mjNN8K\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/6fl8mjNN8K<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bengals &amp; Brews (@BengalsBrews) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BengalsBrews\/status\/1954039640714801162?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Jenkins is healthy and seems to be moving extremely well as he looks to provide depth against the run. He needs to push the pocket more consistently as a pass rusher, and this is the next step in his evolution as a player at this level.<\/p>\n<p>If Brown, Stewart, and Jenkins can remain on this upward trajectory, they can help Cincinnati get back to the top of the AFC North, which is step one of hopefully much more.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bengals continue to grind away in training camp, and the defense must improve quickly before the regular season opens on September 7th.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3872,"featured_media":242136,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[9840,7725,33289],"class_list":["post-242102","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bengals","tag-chase-brown","tag-cincinnati-bengals-news","tag-shemar-stewart"],"modified_by":"Will Koshover, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242102","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3872"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=242102"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242102\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":242135,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242102\/revisions\/242135"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/242136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=242102"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=242102"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=242102"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}