With OTA's and mandatory minicamp now concluded, and the Bengals going their separate ways for about five weeks prior to the start of preseason training camp, plenty was said about the supposed forward steps by Cincinnati's defense under first-year coordinator Al Golden.

Bengals rookie Shemar Stewart’s holdout and public criticism have exposed deeper issues inside the Bengals organization.

With Trey Hendrickson still not close to an extension agreement, he is absent from the Bengals' minicamp. More at PFR.

Instead, the team signed free agent Lucas Patrick, drafted Dylan Fairchild in the third round and brought back Cody Ford while throwing a pay cut at Cordell Volson. In the aftermath of that so-so showing, ESPN's Ben Solak has now thrown the issue under the national spotlight:

The Bengals released veteran linebacker Germaine Pratt ahead of minicamp on Monday, could he make sense for the Bucs to pursue?

The third phase of the Cincinnati Bengals' voluntary offseason workout program came and went without ... Sitting on the sidelines right now slows Stewart's development. Early work could have helped quiet the questions raised in his pre-draft evaluation ...