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Where Titans’ 2022 travel mileage ranks among rest of NFL

A look at how many miles the Titans will travel for games in 2022, and how it compares to the rest of the NFL.

The Tennessee Titans will travel a grand total of 12,484 miles to play games during the 2022 NFL season, but that amount is actually on the lower end when compared to the rest of the league.

Tennessee’s mileage number ranks as the seventh-lowest in the NFL, and as the lowest in the AFC South, according to Bill Speros of Bookies.com. The Titans will also cross 14 time zones in the process; only nine teams have a lower total.

The Titans managed to dodge the travel nightmare that was a game overseas after their two possible opponents for the London game, the Green Bay Packers and Jacksonville Jaguars, drew other opponents.

The Titans will hit both coasts in their travels this year. Tennessee will head out west to take on the Los Angeles Chargers, and also have three games on the east coast against the Buffalo Bills, Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders.

The furthest north the Titans will travel is to Wisconsin to take on the Packers.

When will these contests take place? We don’t know exactly yet, but that question will be answered when the 2022 NFL schedule is released on Thursday, May 12, at 8 p.m. ET on NFL Network.

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What scouting reports said about Bengals draft pick Cam Taylor-Britt

Here’s what experts said about Cincinnati Bengals draft pick Cam Taylor-Britt.

The Cincinnati Bengals went with another defensive back in the second round of the 2022 NFL draft, tabbing Nebraska cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt as the pick.

CTB added to a secondary that already included first-round pick Dax Hill. And right out of the gates, he projected as a rotational starter with the upside of a No. 1 corner on the boundary for a long time.

As such, the pick was a hit with fans and most analysts. So now is as good a time as any to step back and really take a closer look at what experts had to see about CTB before the draft.

Bleacher Report projects first-year impact of Ravens S Kyle Hamilton, C Tyler Linderbaum

Bleacher Report projected the first-year impact of Ravens rookies Kyle Hamilton and Tyler Linderbaum

The Baltimore Ravens ended up having two first-round picks during the 2022 NFL draft, selecting Notre Dame safety Kyle Hamilton at No. 14 overall and Iowa center Tyler Linderbaum at No. 25. Both players are expected to play a big role in the success of the team for years to come due to their immense talent.

When projecting the first-year impacts of each 2022 first-round draft pick, Ian Wharton of Bleacher Report had favorable predictions for both Hamilton and Linderbaum. Starting with Hamilton, Wharton projects the safety to finish 2022 with 62 tackles, two sacks and one interception, talking about his potential role in the Baltimore defense.

“The 6’4″, 220-pounder will likely have a nontraditional role in Baltimore, though. Their depth chart is already filled with proven veteran talent like Marcus Williams and Chuck Clark. There’s room for Hamilton to earn playing time, but he may be more of a slot corner in some games and a blitzer in others…New Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald may opt to use Hamilton as a tight-end specialist because the AFC has several special talents. That’s a big task for a rookie, but there’s not an athlete on the team better qualified for that challenge than Hamilton.”

Moving onto Linderbaum, Wharton has him committing three penalties while giving up one sack. He explained that he believes that the Ravens are a great landing spot for the former Hawkeye.

“Baltimore is a great landing spot. The Ravens feature a ton of inside and outside zone running concepts with Jackson controlling the mesh point. Linderbaum can now offer Ravens offensive coordinator Greg Roman the unique ability to pull the center on lead block calls…Centers are rarely charged with sacks unless they play a dominant nose tackle. The AFC has some star defensive tackles but not many who will challenge Linderbaum one-on-one. The 22-year-old rookie should enjoy a long and successful career in Baltimore.”

Hamilton and Linderbaum will ideally have key roles in Baltimore during 2022, and as rookies they’ll likely be asked to contribute at a high level. Both have the potential to be long-term starters at their respective positions, and strong rookie seasons would go a long way to give the duo confidence for the rest of their NFL careers.

Ravens CB Marlon Humphrey, S Kyle Hamilton have hilarious exchange on Twitter

Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey and safety Kyle Hamilton had a hilarious exchange on Twitter

The Baltimore Ravens have multiple players who are active on Twitter, sharing their thoughts and opinions as well as engaging with fans. It gives them an opportunity to let their personalities show, and we also see them talking with their Baltimore teammates on the platform.

On Saturday, Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey tweeted at one of his new teammates in rookie safety Kyle Hamilton, sharing Instagram direct messages that he sent to the former Notre Dame star, sharing a picture of a McLaren and said that if the first-year player could get it for him as a gift it would be “solid”.

Soon after, Hamilton tweeted back at Humphrey with a bit of playful graphic design work.

Humphrey saw Hamilton’s tweet, and accepted his offer.

Ravens HC John Harbaugh discusses situation surrounding S Chuck Clark

Ravens head coach John Harbaugh discussed the situation surrounding safety Chuck Clark

The Baltimore Ravens have invested heavily in their safety room during the 2022 offseason, signing Marcus Williams to a five-year, $70 million deal while also selecting Kyle Hamilton with the No. 14 overall pick in the 2022 NFL draft. Those two will ideally pair with Chuck Clark, Tony Jefferson II, Geno Stone and others to form an extremely deep group at their position.

Despite how the room looks on paper at the moment, there have been rumblings that Clark could potentially be unhappy and look for a move elsewhere. When Baltimore head coach John Harbaugh was asked about the situation, he talked about how much he loved Clark and expressed that the safety is a big part of the team.

“Everybody’s role is what it is. That’s why, as a coach, you’re so excited about … The idea is to have as many good players as you can have and have them in the right spots and the right roles. I love the fact that we have very versatile players in the backend and at safety. So, to me, Chuck [Clark] is a big part of this team, and I’m planning on Chuck being here. I’m not going to worry about all the other stuff. The other stuff is the other stuff. It’s part of pro football, I understand it. But I love Chuck Clark, I love the way he plays, and I’m very happy that he’s a Raven.”

In an ideal world, Clark would stay a member of the Ravens and play in tandem with Hamilton and Williams. However, after a cryptic tweet and rumors of potentially unhappiness could mean that the safety requests to be traded, in which case it could be best that both parties move on. Clark is a big part of what Baltimore does on defense and would be a big loss, and it seems clear that Harbaugh wants him to stick around as a member of the Ravens.

Ravens host two NFL veterans for tryouts during rookie minicamp

The Ravens held tryouts for two NFL veterans during their rookie minicamp

The Baltimore Ravens are in the middle of their 2022 rookie minicamp, giving them a first-time up-close look at their newest draft class. However, among the rookies there were two NFL veterans showcasing their skills as they look to potentially establish a new home.

Baltimore head coach John Harbaugh let it be known on Saturday that the team was hosting defensive lineman Marcell Dareus as well as wide receiver Geronimo Allison tryouts during their minicamp.

Dareus, a No. 3 overall pick out of Alabama, would bring depth to the Ravens’ defensive line that has seen Justin Ellis leave in free agency as well as Brandon Williams seemingly unlikely re-sign with the team. He last played for the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2019. Through nine seasons, the defensive tackle has been selected to two Pro Bowls, has been named a First-Team All-Pro, notched 37.5 sacks, three forced fumbles, two fumbles recovered and has 365 combined tackles in 121 games.

Allison went undrafted in 2016 and has plenty of experience in the NFL over the last five seasons, with four of those coming with a future Hall of Fame quarterback in Aaron Rodgers. Through his career, the wide receiver has 1,045 receiving yards and six touchdowns on 89 receptions.

Bengals drafted ‘Energizer Bunny’ in CB Cam Taylor-Britt

New nickname for the Bengals rookie already?

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Nebraska cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt was seen as an exciting prospect with plenty of upside. After being selected in the second round of the draft last week by the Cincinnati Bengals, Taylor-Britt joins a Bengals secondary that is very versatile and full of intrigue, including first-round pick Daxton Hill.

You can also add one more title to the former Cornhusker: Energizer Bunny, courtesy of Bengals WR and former Nebraska teammate of Taylor-Britt, Stanley Morgan Jr.

“I called him ‘The Energizer Bunny,'” Morgan said, via Bengals.com. “He’s a hard worker. He’s always been that way … We’ll get an energetic humble beast.”

“He’s not afraid to fail,” added Morgan. “He’s not afraid to throw himself around. And just giving his all for the team. I love that about him.”

Morgan helped mentor Taylor-Britt while they both were at Nebraska. And just as a friendly reminder, Nebraska is also the alma mater of head coach Zac Taylor.

“He helped me in so many ways that he probably didn’t even know how much,” says  Taylor-Britt. “Just carrying himself the way he did. I watched every step of it while I was a freshman and that’s when I really needed it.

“They say real recognizes real and he took on that role. I was 14 hours from home. He was that big brother to me. So I was hanging out with guys like him, (cornerback) Lamar Jackson and everybody else when I was a freshman just trying to get a teammate bond with those guys … Man, he really took me under his wing.”

It’s almost inevitable that these two meet in drills in some capacity during training camp. But the connection these two share is a special one and one that should be fun to watch continue to grow in Cincinnati.

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Ravens DL Travis Jones confident in ability to get better

Ravens rookie defensive lineman Travis Jones talks about how being in the NFL will help his game improve even more

The Baltimore Ravens drafted University of Connecticut defensive lineman Travis Jones with the 76th overall pick in the 2022 NFL draft. Jones was expected to fall nowhere near the third round, and Baltimore took advantage by securing an extremely talented player at a great value on the draft board.

During rookie mini camp, Jones was asked about how he felt he improved during his pre-draft process and how excited he is to get the NFL coaching from the Ravens. Jones talked about what he got better at during the Senior Bowl in particular, and said that he’s only going to get better.

“Throughout the Senior Bowl, I feel like I became more consistent with my hands as a pass rusher. I feel like now that I’m in the league, getting a little better coaching and going against better competition, I’m only going to get better from here. So, it’s going to be good to see.”

Jones will receive quality NFL coaching in Baltimore, but will also be able to learn from veterans on the team’s defensive line such as Calais Campbell, Michael Pierce and others. A hopefully improved Ravens secondary should make quarterbacks struggle to find open receivers, which would give Jones and company ample opportunities to get a lot of pressure on opposing signal callers.

How many miles will Bengals travel during 2022 NFL schedule?

Here’s how much travel time the Bengals will put in compared to the rest of the NFL.

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The Cincinnati Bengals won’t find out their official 2022 NFL schedule until next Thursday, May 12 at 8 p.m. ET, yet it’s not a secret that the team should max out the number of primetime slots available to them.

Those Bengals already know their list of opponents for home and away showdowns, too, as well as just how much traveling they will be doing.

As gathered by ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Bengals will travel 10,836 miles and across just four time zones next season.

That’s good for the sixth-fewest travel mileage of any team in the NFL next season, while the top spot belongs to Seattle (29,446 miles and 34 time zones).

It’s a bit of a sigh of relief for a Bengals team that, thanks to its Super Bowl trip, has to face one of the league’s toughest schedules a year after playing all the way to that Super Bowl in what was the longest season in league history after the addition of a 17th game.

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Bengals sure sound like a team about to be in primetime often in 2022

The days of only 1 p.m. ET slots are over for the Bengals.

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After the Super Bowl appearance, the Cincinnati Bengals and their fans will need to get used to not playing in that standard 1 p.m. ET timeslot in 2022.

That’s straight from the source, too, as Mike North,  the NFL’s vice president of broadcast planning, told Dan Hoard of the “Bengals Booth Podcast” the Bengals are “going to have to get comfortable not playing Sunday at one o’clock.”

North said the following:

“I would expect frankly the maximum number of primetime games for the Bengals this year. We max out at five and some combination of Sunday nights, Monday nights and Thursday nights—I would expect the Super Bowl team from the AFC to be a maximum primetime team this year.”

North also noted that fans should expect plenty of 4:25 p.m. ET games too, as that’s their highest-rated timeslot where fans watch the most football.

Given the Super Bowl run, the team’s budding superstars and the schedule itself, it’s no wonder the Bengals are about to get this treatment.

Besides the fact Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase will get to return to NOLA this year in a matchup that absolutely needs to be in primetime, the Bengals will have a rematch with the Kansas City Chiefs and Tennessee Titans, they’ll play the Dallas Cowboys and Tampa Bay Buccaneers and even see the Buffalo Bills, never mind the whole AFC North. And yes, the team’s strength of schedule will take a massive jump in 2022.

The NFL will finally unveil the schedule next Thursday, May 12, at 8 p.m. ET.

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