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Bengals legends love idea of throwback helmet for new jerseys

Two legends seem to agree with fans on the topic of Bengals jerseys.

Two Cincinnati Bengals legends are on board with the idea of throwback uniforms for the team on the current players.

Anthony Muñoz and Ken Anderson recently took to social media to comment on a custom design that mocked-up a third Bengals alternate helmet to go with throwback uniforms.

The idea stems from the revelation that the NFL has changed the alternate helmet rules once again, this time permitting the use of a third helmet design.

If the Bengals were going to use a third helmet design in 2025, they needed to notify the NFL by May 1. So far, no word on that.

For now, Bengals fans will just need to settle for two legends certainly liking the idea:

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Ted Karras and Ken Anderson team up to help adults with disabilities

Amazing work from Ted Karras and a Bengals legend.

Cincinnati Bengals nominee for Walter Payton Man of the Year and former Bengals quarterback Ken Anderson are teaming up this offseason for a very good cause.

Karras has partnered with the Ken Anderson Alliance to create a residential community for adults with disabilities. The project aims to build affordable housing where there will be employment opportunities, social activities and more to help ensure a good quality of life.

Anderson and Karras got together to celebrate their partnership at The Holy Grail in Cincinnati on Jan. 18, where a fundraiser was held to help with costs for the project.

It aligns well with what has made Karras the nominee for the man of the year award since the sales of his famous Cincy hat all go to the Village of Merici for developmentally disabled adults in Indianapolis, where Karras is from.

“I haven’t been this excited about a project like this in a long time,” Anderson said at the fundraiser, via Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com. “I know a lot of you have been disappointed we couldn’t have done something earlier, but now it will become a reality and I can’t thank Ted and Zach enough for making this all happen.”

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Bengals great Ken Anderson’s Hall of Fame bid falls short

Ken Anderson is out of the running near the finish line for the second year in a row.

Cincinnati Bengals legend Ken Anderson will have to wait for a possible Pro Football Hall of Fame call for another year.

Wednesday, the Hall announced the three senior finalists and left Anderson off the list.

This market the second year in a row that the Bengals inaugural Ring of Honor member has made it to the final 12 before being left off a finalists ballot that all but guarantees enshrinement.

Fellow Bengals great Ken Riley used this same senior selection process to become the second member of the franchise to ever reach the Hall this year.

Anderson figures to be in this conversation yet again, with his possible call waiting another year.

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Ken Anderson chosen as Pro Football Hall of Fame senior finalist again

Yet another step closer to the Hall of Fame for Ken Anderson.

Former Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Ken Anderson was selected once again as a senior finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Awaiting a vote from the Pro Football Hall of Fame Seniors Committee, Anderson could become one of a maximum of three finalists out of the dozen selected to be a Hall of Famer.

Anderson is the Bengals’ all-time leader in passing yards with just under 33,000 and 197 passing touchdowns to go with it.

Former Bengal Ken Riley will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame August 5, making him only the second Cincinnati player in the hall, giving Anderson the ability to become just the third Bengals player to make it.

Here are the other 11 senior finalists from the Pro Football Hall of Fame website:

In the Seniors category, the Finalists are: Ken Anderson, Maxie Baughan, Randy Gradishar, Chuck Howley, Cecil Isbell, Joe Klecko, Bob Kuechenberg, Eddie Meador, Tommy Nobis, Ken Riley, Sterling Sharpe and Everson Walls.

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Bengals great Ken Anderson again chosen as Pro Football Hall of Fame Senior semifinalist

Bengals legend Ken Anderson is one step closer.

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Cincinnati Bengals legend Ken Anderson is once again a Pro Football Hall of Fame semifinalist, the Hall announced this week.

Anderson was a finalist one year ago alongside fellow Bengals great Ken Riley, who will be enshrined in this year’s class.

Like last year, the process will trim the list to 12 Senior finalists in late July. In late August, the Seniors committee will cut that list of 12 down to a maximum of three. Those three will move on to the final vote, along with 15 modern-era players and a coach/contributor.

These are the semifinalists in the Senior category:

Ken Anderson, Ottis Anderson, Carl Banks, Maxie Baughan, Larry Brown, Mark Clayton, Charlie Conerly, Roger Craig, Henry Ellard, Randy Gradishar, Lester Hayes, Chris Hinton, Cecil Isbell, Joe Jacoby, Billy “White Shoes” Johnson, Mike Kenn, Bob Kuechenberg, George Kunz, Albert Lewis, Jim Marshall, Clay Matthews Jr., Steve McMichael, Eddie Meador, Stanley Morgan, Tommy Nobis, Art Powell, Sterling Sharpe, Steve Tasker, Otis Taylor, Everson Walls, Al Wistert

 

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Ken Anderson loved what he saw at Bengals workouts recently

An all-time great likes what the Bengals are doing at practice.

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Cincinnati Bengals all-time great Ken Anderson likes what he saw from the team during their recent offseason workouts.

Popping in at the Kettering Health Practice Fields for practice recently, Anderson noted how things look different these days as the Bengals take on a reduced practice load compared to the rest of the league.

“I was very impressed. I really liked it,” Anderson said, according to Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com. “It was different than what I’m used to seeing, but what I did see is the attention the players had.”

Not that the new approach has slowed things down on the field. Anderson added this:

“The quarterbacks with the running backs working on handoffs. They make the handoff and then there was a very quick move into the play-action. There was no, ‘OK, let’s go through the motions on this.’ When they’re running routes, it’s full speed. It was very impressive.”

It’s never a bad thing to hear a legend is impressed with a team’s workouts, even if it is well before the summer heat of training camp.

If it’s impressive to Anderson now, odds are the Bengals will offer similar intensity and noteworthiness for onlookers during camp, too.

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Ken Anderson, Ken Riley finalists in senior category for Hall of Fame

Bengals legends take another step toward the Hall.

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Two Cincinnati Bengals greats are now one step away from football immortality.

Bengals legends Ken Anderson and Ken Riley, who were both inducted into the Bengals Ring of Honor in 2021, advanced as finalists in the senior category for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2023, the Hall announced Wednesday.

Anderson and Riley are among 12 players and 12 coaches/contributors in the senior category that will be discussed at the Hall’s annual selection meeting early next year before the Super Bowl. Three of the 24 finalists can potentially be elected thanks to the expansion of the Senior pool for 2023, 2024 and 2025.

Anderson, the 1981 NFL MVP, spent his entire 15-year playing career (1971-1986) in Cincinnati and also spent ten seasons (1993-2002) on the Bengals coaching staff, including as offensive coordinator from 1996-2000. He also coached quarterbacks in Jacksonville and Pittsburgh.

Anderson is still the Bengals’ all-time passing leader with 32,838 yards and is second with 197 touchdowns (Andy Dalton had 204). He was a four-time Pro Bowl selection and two-time All-Pro, including a first-team selection in 1975.

Riley also played his entire career in Cincinnati (1969-1983) and was a first-team All-Pro in his final season and two-time second-team selection. He finished with 65 career interceptions, which is still far and away the most in Bengals history (Louis Breeden is second with 33).

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Ken Anderson, Ken Riley advance to Pro Football Hall of Fame Senior Semifinals

One step closer for two Bengals greats.

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Two Cincinnati Bengals legends are one step closer to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Thursday, Bengals greats Ken Riley and Ken Anderson advanced to the semifinals of the retooled senior selection process.

That same list will next be trimmed to 12 finalists, announced July 27. On August 12, the committee will select three of the 12 for the senior spots in the finals of the voting.

This is the full list of semifinalists:

“Ken Anderson, Maxie Baughan, Mark Clayton, Roger Craig, LaVern Dilweg, Randy Gradishar, Lester Hayes, Chris Hinton, Chuck Howley, Cecil Isbell, Joe Jacoby, Billie “White Shoes” Johnson, Mike Kenn, Joe Klecko, Bob Kuechenberg, George Kunz, Jim Marshall, Clay Matthews Jr., Eddie Meador, Stanley Morgan, Tommy Nobis, Ken Riley, Sterling Sharpe, Otis Taylor and Everson Walls.”

Earlier this offseason, the Hall announced it expanded the list of senior finalists and the senior committee that handles the nominations. This expansion applies to three classes through the 2025 iteration.

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Former Bengals QB Ken Anderson sums jubilation in a tweet

Ken Anderson and Bengals fans are savoring a playoff win

The Cincinnati Bengals defeated the Las Vegas Raiders on Saturday, 26-19, in an AFC Super Wild Card game.

It was the Bengals’ first win since the 1990 postseason — Jan. 6, 1991, — when they crushed the Houston Oilers, 41-14. Yes, the Houston Oilers, who are now known as the Tennessee Titans.

Boomer Esiason was the QB that day but a famed Cincinnati QB summed up what it meant for the slide to have stopped at 31 years.

Manu Ginobili headlines Hall Of Fame’s Class of 2022 candidate list

Marc J. Spears: The @hoophall announced eligible candidates for the Class of 2022, including Manu Ginobili, Tom Chambers and Lindsey Whalen, as well Chauncey Billups, Swin Cash, Ken Anderson, Muggsy Bogues, Mark Eaton, Michael Finley, Richard …

Marc J. Spears: The @hoophall announced eligible candidates for the Class of 2022, including Manu Ginobili, Tom Chambers and Lindsey Whalen, as well Chauncey Billups, Swin Cash, Ken Anderson, Muggsy Bogues, Mark Eaton, Michael Finley, Richard Hamilton, Tim Hardaway, Mark Jackson and Shawn Marion

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The @hoophall announced eligible candidates for the Class of 2022, including Manu Ginobili, Tom Chambers and Lindsey Whalen, as well Chauncey Billups, Swin Cash, Ken Anderson, Muggsy Bogues, Mark Eaton, Michael Finley, Richard Hamilton, Tim Hardaway, Mark Jackson and Shawn Marion – 3:15 PM

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