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Tyler Boyd says Joe Burrow might be ‘iffy’ on knee right now

Interesting commentary from Tyler Boyd about Joe Burrow.

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Even though he took Wednesday off as a planned rest/rehab day, Joe Burrow is the talk of Cincinnati Bengals training camp.

To say Burrow and his offense have struggled would be an understatement. That’s not totally unexpected, especially considering some of his offensive linemen are dealing with injuries and some restrictions by the coaches changed things.

Perhaps the most interesting, noteworthy thing to come from camp was an interview with wideout Tyler Boyd, who told reporters Burrow still seemed a little “iffy” on his knee.

Sounds concerning on first pass — but not really.

We’re talking about a guy still rehabbing a surgically repaired knee. Whether he’d be ready by the season opener was a question. He’s also trying to work with a re-tooled throwing motion that has helped him put more velocity on throws.

Burrow was always going to be uncomfortable on his knee in training camp practices as he got back into the swing of things. For now, it’s remarkable he’s even participating. Iffy for now, it’s safe to predict that won’t last long.

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Yet another stat that illustrates how underrated Bengals WR Tyler Boyd is

More proof Tyler Boyd remains underrated for the Bengals.

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Jessie Bates normally slots as the biggest example of an underrated Cincinnati Bengals player.

But wideout Tyler Boyd might not be far behind.

Boyd, quietly one of the NFL’s better slot players, stepped in as the No. 1 option with A.J. Green struggling in recent years and excelled, including consecutive 1,000-yard seasons.

And as Pro Football Focus just pointed out, Boyd has 51 catches of 15-plus yards from the slot over the last three seasons — good for most in the NFL.

It’s that leaguewide context that really illustrates just how good Boyd is, and it’s not like he’s been playing in potent passing attacks with consistently great quarterbacks.

That’s also just another part of the equation that has the team so hyped to pair him with Tee Higgins and Ja’Marr Chase — and to suggest Bengals fans should feel the same hype would be an understatement.

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Bengals’ Tyler Boyd again embracing underdog role going into 2021

Cincinnati Bengals WR Tyler Boyd says he loves being an underdog going into 2021.

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Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tyler Boyd is again embracing the underdog role going into the 2021 season.

Boyd, fresh off his team’s fun media day romp with the new jerseys, used some of the footage to share a message on Instagram:

“I love being the underdog so they don’t expect what’s going to happen. Not gettin the respect I deserve does nothin but drill my will to work harder and do things I’m not doin better.”

Boyd functioned as the No. 1 wideout in Cincinnati over the last few seasons but has greatly fallen behind Tee Higgins and Ja’Marr Chase in terms of hype this offseason.

And from the sounds of it, Boyd wouldn’t have it any other way going into next year. As one of the NFL’s better slot receivers, he’s primed for another big season while defenses worry about the hyped guys around him.

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Tyler Boyd thinks defenses are already worrying about how to stop Bengals

Cincinnati Bengals WR Tyler Boyd is confident about his offense heading into 2021.

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Cincinnati Bengals wideout Tyler Boyd thinks teams across the league are already worrying about how to stop his offense in 2021.

And he just might be right.

Boyd, now flanked by Tee Higgins, No. 5 pick Ja’Marr Chase and Joe Mixon out of the backfield, sits on one of the most explosive-looking offenses in the league.

On paper, of course.

Boyd said the following, according to Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com: “It’s like, ‘How do you stop these guys?’ I’m pretty sure there are guys already looking across the league and figuring out what guys got and I know we’re one of the teams that guys are going to worry about.”

Now one of the oldest offensive weapons on the roster after A.J. Green’s departure, Boyd had stepped up and served as the No. 1 wideout for a few years now. As a rookie last year, Higgins did the same.

Sprinkle in a top-five talent like Chase and indeed, the Bengals look quite explosive. Much of what the offense will be able to do still hinges on whether the rebuilt line can protect Joe Burrow, but the talent at the skill positions should indeed have opposing defensive coordinators on the schedule sweating a bit.

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Tyler Boyd: Joe Burrow will take Bengals to ‘Promised Land’

In just one season, Burrow managed to gain the trust, respect, and belief from both the fans and his fellow teammates.

The hype and excitement in Cincinnati when Joe Burrow was selected first overall last year was real.

The buzz surrounding his return is very similar.

In just one season, Burrow not only managed to gain the respect and trust of Bengals nation. He also seems to have gained the beliefs of his teammates, not to LSU fans surprise.

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Bengals wide receiver Tyler Boyd recently spoke with Bengals.com’s Geoff Hobson. Boyd spoke highly of his quarterback:

“Nothing’s average about Joe. He’s going to lead us to the promised land.” Boyd said.

“Joe looks great. He looks like he’s ready to play a game right now. I’m not worried about Joe. He makes magic when his number’s called.” Boyd continued.

The Cincinnati Bengals don’t have high expectations heading into the 2021 NFL season.

Regardless of the outcome, Bengals fans should be ecstatic about the future of their franchise.

Because with Joe Burrow as your leader, good things will happen.

Tyler Boyd does his part to recruit J.J. Watt to Bengals

Cincinnati Bengals WR Tyler Boyd wants to see the team sign J.J. Watt.

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If Cincinnati Bengals wideout Tyler Boyd had his way, free-agent defensive lineman J.J. Watt would sign with the team.

Boyd made that clear enough over the weekend when he tagged Watt himself in a post, saying the following: “@JJWatt Bengals bro lets turn this s— up.”

The rebuilding Houston Texans cut Watt free last week in an effort to spur that roster turnover and give one of the best defenders ever a chance to find a new home before free agency opens in March.

We looked at whether the Bengals should pursue Watt now that he’s available. So far, though, it sounds like Cincinnati could just end up facing him twice a year because two other AFC North teams have reportedly shown an interest.

It would be pretty unlike the Bengals to go and get Watt and he figures to want to close out his career with a contender. But credit goes to Boyd for at least shooting his shot.

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Tyler Boyd warned Tee Higgins not to play on injured hamstring before rookie suffered setback

Cincinnati Bengals wideout Tee Higgins suffered an injury in the final game of the season.

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Cincinnati Bengals rookie wide receiver Tee Higgins came close to shattering a franchise record in the final game of his first season.

Instead of surpassing Cris Collinsworth’s franchise record of 67 catches, Higgins re-aggravated a hamstring injury on his first catch that was then negated due to a penalty.

Interestingly, fellow wideout Tyler Boyd had warned Higgins about trying to play through the injury, according to ESPN’s Ben Baby.

There are layers to this one, of course. Boyd, a veteran and the team’s No. 1 receiver, would know whether or not it’s wise to test an injury.

But it also speaks volumes about Higgins, a rookie who wanted to go out there and fight in an otherwise meaningless game while also getting a shot at setting a franchise record.

It doesn’t sound like Higgins’ injury is a serious one and he’ll have plenty of time this offseason to get it right and better train for his second pro season. Based on his first-year results, he’s going to make the likely loss of A.J. Green on the field an afterthought.

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Bengals will have Tee Higgins, Tyler Boyd vs. Ravens in Week 17

The Cincinnati Bengals will have two key players against the Baltimore Ravens in Week 17.

The Cincinnati Bengals will have two key weapons on the field during Sunday’s season-ending tilt with the Baltimore Ravens.

Friday, Bengals head coach Zac Taylor announced the team would have both wideouts Tee Higgins and Tyler Boyd available for the game, per ESPN’s Ben Baby.

Higgins had been on the injury report all week but was merely a case of the team playing it safe. Boyd missed last week’s win over Houston while working his way back from a concussion.

It’s Higgins, not Boyd, who happened to lead the team in receiving through 15 games. The rookie has 67 catches for 908 yards and six scores, while Boyd has 78 for 840 and four.

Of course, it was Boyd who put the dagger in Baltimore’s playoff hopes a few seasons ago, instead sending Buffalo to the postseason, spurring a fun off-the-field donation spree. 

Boyd and Higgins will play a part in deciding whether the Bengals can knock the Ravens from postseason contention, playing the ultimate spoiler and hitting on a three-game winning streak in the process.

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Tyler Boyd talks ‘dirty play’ by Dolphins, his Week 13 ejection

Cincinnati Bengals WR Tyler Boyd isn’t happy about what unfolded in Miami.

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The Cincinnati Bengals continue to deal with the fallout of the eventful Week 13 game against the Miami Dolphins.

There, star wideout Tyler Boyd got ejected on a controversial call by officials, who later lost control of the game and ejected several more players for a brawl between both teams. Bengals safety Shawn Williams was suspended one game for stepping on a player.

But Boyd linked up with reporters on Wednesday and made it clear he thought the extra hits he took out of bounds from Dolphins players was dirty.

Here is what Boyd had to say, as noted by ESPN’s Ben Baby:

The Bengals might not hear otherwise from the league, just like they probably won’t hear that Boyd shouldn’t have been removed from the game for a push or two.

Here’s Boyd, via Baby:

It wasn’t, of course, and some could argue the bad call there led to later shenanigans instead of keeping things under control — neither player should have been tossed from the game.

Either way, it’s interesting to finally get Boyd’s take on the game and rest assured he’s hungry going into Week 14 against the Dallas Cowboys and old friend Andy Dalton.

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Tyler Boyd, Xavien Howard ejected during controversial sequence in Week 13

The Cincinnati Bengals and Miami Dolphins had players ejected Sunday.

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Cincinnati Bengals wideout Tyler Boyd and Miami Dolphins corner Xavien Howard were ejected from Sunday’s Week 13 game.

Boyd and Howard got into it on the sidelines and had a little shoving match, which started an extremely odd set of events from the NFL’s officials.

Said officials decided both players committed personal fouls and needed to be ejected, but only the Bengals ended up penalized from the altercation.

That knocked them out of field goal range, causing a miss, as well as their No. 1 wideout who had previously scored the longest Bengals touchdown since 2017 earlier in the game.

The ejections and how only Cincinnati ended up punished on the play — never mind that players were ejected for soft shoves in the first place — earned plenty of criticism:

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