On Wednesday Reggie Kelly was placed on injured reserve after he underwent surgery on his left leg to treat his ruptured Achilles tendon. The injury for the Bengals starting tight end occurred two days prior during one of the team’s non-contact drills. A full recovery is expected for the 11-year veteran by the beginning of next season.

Many people blame the Cincinnati Bengals 4-11-1 record of last season to losing Carson Palmer for three fourths of the season. However, there were deeper problems. In 2006 and 2007 Palmer threw for over 4,000 yards and had over 25 touch downs. In 2007, however, the team went 0-4 in the games that Palmer played. So that is not exactly a sign that the Bengals teams would have done any better with him at quarterback instead of Ryan Fitzpatrick. Even Peyton Manning might have had a difficult time igniting the Bengals’ 2008 passing game.

After some of the things that Chad Ochocinco, wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals, said last weekend it is time for the Bengals offense to start concentrating on what they need to do to be efficient for 2009. The key to the Bengals offense is quarterback Carson Palmer coupled with new wide receiver Laveranues Coles. Chad, it is time for you to move over.

Boomer Esiason says he sees no reason at all why the Bengals can’t do what the Arizona Cardinals did last year. That is the good news. The reality is that there are still plenty of questions remaining.

Esiason thinks that with their quarterback and three wide receivers: Laveranues Coles, Chad Ochocinco and Chris Henry, that the Bengals can be just as exciting offensively as the Cardinals if they can get every rolling just right.

The Cincinnati Bengals football team have been notorious in recent years for their players’ off the field problems. In fact, character issues have plagued the team for the entire Marv Lewis coaching tenure. Every time you hear of an NFL player getting arrested, you almost assume it was a Bengal. The 13 arrests of Bengal players from June 2006 to June 2007 were actually ranked by Larry Brown. The Bengals have become the laughing stock of the entire league. Many have questioned whether or not coach Lewis has the ability to keep the Bengals team under control.

The Cincinnati Bengals know practically all there is to know about hard knocks. The football team will be documenting their training camp results on television.

The Bengals will be featured on the fifth season of “Hard Knocks,” HBO’s popular reality show this summer. The show debuts on August 12th and runs through September 9th. The show will chronicle the rigors and struggles of a pro football training camp, with a rare all-access, inside look at an NFL team.