The Cincinnati Bengals returned to work on Thursday ahead of Monday’s primetime game against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
With their return to normalcy came a mini-avalanche of news relating to the health of Tee Higgins, breakout rookies and quite a bit more.
Also with the team was a guy by the name of Joe Burrow, sporting a sling on his surgically repaired wrist and an eagerness to throw down with some teammates at the card table.
So, an eventful mid-week, or about as much as it can be for a team hoping to avoid fading into lost-season territory.
Here’s a look at the must-know Bengals news, notes and quotes for December 1.