
Ryan Clark accuses Bengals of ‘wasting’ Joe Burrow’s career as preseason drama lingers
NY Post
The Cincinnati Bengals are missing the mark.
On Tuesday’s edition of “Get Up,” former Steelers safety and current ESPN NFL personality Ryan Clark said the Bengals are wasting Joe Burrow’s prime years as the team enters another season with what is expected to be a horrific run defense.
“Absolutely,” Clsrk responded when host Mike Greenberg asked if he’s concerned that the Bengals are “wasting” Burrow’s peak years.
“If you watched that game (Monday) night and you think about, especially early on last season, we’ve watched people run for more miles against the Cincinnati Bengals than (ultra-marathon runner) David Goggins.”
Despite re-signing star receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, the Bengals have done little to improve their defense while being in a contract standoff with star pass rusher Trey Hendrickson.
Hendrickson, who tallied 17 1/2 sacks last season while no other Bengal had more than five, is holding out of training camp while looking for a new contract.

Cade Cunningham, almost inarguably the best player in the East this season, is likely out for the remainder of the regular season. That’s the word out of Detroit following the depressing news that Cunningham punctured a lung when he took a knee to his side Tuesday from Washington’s Tre Johnson while chasing a loose ball.

Wednesday was another positive day at Yankees camp. For the first time since March 6, 2025 — an outing in which he knew “something wasn’t right,” which began a weeks-long saga that ended on the operating table for Tommy John surgery — Gerrit Cole was back on a mound and facing hitters in game action.











