Andy Dalton. Blaine Gabbert. Christian Ponder. The Bengals have watched each of the quarterbacks throw in private workouts the last few weeks, imagining how each might fit into an offense that's currently in upheaval.
Quarterback Jordan Palmer is gathering Cincinnati Bengals offensive players for offseason workouts in California, assuming his brother's role as the team leader.

The Bengals fired longtime offensive coordinator Bob Bratkowski on Monday, the first change in their coaching staff following a 4-12 season that is still reverberating through the franchise.
For three years, Matt Cassel studied at the side of the master while waiting to play. Now, Tom Brady's lessons are paying off.

As they prepare for their third straight trip to the playoffs, the Baltimore Ravens will have to settle for momentum instead of a first-round bye.

For the final Sunday of the regular season, the NFL reserves the right to wait to flex a game to prime time. The league waited for this: St. Louis (7-8) at Seattle (6-9).
It took a rare Sunday off for the Carolina Panthers to finally win something big this season _ the No. 1 overall draft pick.
Marvin Lewis defended Terrell Owens on Wednesday after the receiver pointed a finger at the Cincinnati Bengals coaching staff for the team's lousy season. The rest of the players just shrugged.
Browns rookie safety T.J. Ward never imagined his vicious early-season hit would trigger a domino effect across the NFL.