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Ben BabySep 16, 2025, 10:31 AM ET
- Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the institution successful July 2019. Prior to ESPN, helium worked for assorted newspapers successful Texas, astir precocious astatine The Dallas Morning News wherever helium covered assemblage sports. He provides regular sum of the Bengals for ESPN.com, portion making appearances connected SportsCenter, ESPN's NFL shows and ESPN Radio programs. A autochthonal of Grapevine, Texas, helium graduated from the University of North Texas with a bachelor's grade successful journalism. He is an adjunct journalism prof astatine Southern Methodist University and a subordinate of the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA).
CINCINNATI -- The Cincinnati Bengals are adding 2 quarterbacks successful the aftermath of Joe Burrow's turf toed injury.
The Bengals are signing Sean Clifford and Mike White to their signifier squad, a root told ESPN's Adam Schefter connected Tuesday, giving them a full of 4 quarterbacks successful the organization.
Jake Browning volition regenerate Burrow arsenic the starter, portion Brett Rypien, who was signed connected Aug. 27, is besides connected Cincinnati's signifier squad.
Sources told Schefter that Burrow is expected to miss astatine slightest 3 months after suffering the wounded to his near toed successful Sunday's crippled against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Although helium did not person a steadfast timeline connected Burrow's lack oregon erstwhile the two-time Pro Bowler volition person surgery, Bengals manager Zac Taylor expressed assurance successful Browning.
"The constituent that you crook to present is (to be) excited for Jake to spell retired determination and play," Taylor said connected Monday. "He's earned the close to beryllium successful the spotlight. Guys volition rally down him and we'll get Jake's best."
Browning started 7 games successful 2023 erstwhile Burrow suffered a season-ending wrist injury, starring the Bengals to a 4-3 grounds successful those games. He completed 70.4% of his passes for 1,963 yards, 12 touchdowns and 7 interceptions.
The Bengals typically transportation 2 quarterbacks connected the 53-player progressive roster portion having different backmost connected their 16-player signifier squad.
"To me, you person to person 3 guys who are steadfast and disposable to play," Bengals violative coordinator Dan Pitcher said Monday.
Clifford and White some person immoderate ties to the Bengals.
Clifford, who went to precocious schoolhouse astatine Cincinnati's St. Xavier, was drafted successful the 5th circular successful 2023 by the Green Bay Packers but was waived past month.
White faced Cincinnati successful Week 8 of the 2021 season, erstwhile helium was with the New York Jets, and delivered a prolific performance, completing 37 of 45 passes for 405 yards, 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions successful a 34-31 triumph implicit the Bengals.
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