The Cincinnati Bengals took the field for a Sunday morning practice ahead of their second preseason matchup. A joint practice with the Chicago Bears will be on Thursday, so the team is preparing accordingly.
Jeff Blake in attendance
Jeff Blake is at #Bengals practice today.
— Dan Hoard (@Dan_Hoard) August 16, 2026
The former Pro Bowler had a 14-year NFL career and retired at the age of 35.
I asked him what he thinks of Joe Flacco still going strong at 41.
“That’s a blessing,” said Blake. “I told him, ‘As long as they’ll keep paying you bro, keep… pic.twitter.com/NiGKIWhHuw
Former Bengals quarterback Jeff Blake attended Sunday’s practice and gave Joe Flacco some funny advice.
Myles Murphy good to go
Day 12 of #Bengals camp is about to begin…and Myles Murphy is good to go. pic.twitter.com/RbP1fHphCH
— Dan Hoard (@Dan_Hoard) August 16, 2026
After a bit of an injury scare on Saturday, Murphy was back on the practice field and participated fully. Saturday’s issue was cramps, he just used a cart to get back to the locker room due to the long walk.
Chase and Higgins get a rest day
Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins are both not practicing today. Most likely a vet rest day.@WLWT
— Jaron May (@jaron_may) August 16, 2026
Star receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins got rest days, so some receivers lower on the depth chart had a chance to make a splash with the starting unit.
Rookie vs. Rookie
Rookie v rookie.
— Jaron May (@jaron_may) August 16, 2026
Colbie Young wins this one against Bobo Davis.@WLWTpic.twitter.com/rVQpzIkECr
Colbie Young got some work with Joe Burrow with Chase and Higgins resting and took full advantage of this rep against fellow rookie Tacario Davis. Burrow placed the ball perfectly, while Young made a great adjustment to haul in the back shoulder pass.
Dexter Lawrence speaks up
“Everybody gotta do their job. Not just one, everybody.” -Dexter Lawrence at practice #Bengals@WCPOpic.twitter.com/Ij56gWVpy1
— Noelle Blumel (@NoelleBlumel) August 16, 2026
The offense got the better of the defense to open up team drills and Dexter Lawrence wasn’t happy about it. Lawrence has been a vocal leader on the defense since he was traded to Cincinnati in April. He spoke up in a way that this defense probably could have used last season.
There wasn’t a ton of footage posted from practice today, but it seemed like a relatively mild practice.
Head coach Zac Taylor mentioned on Saturday that Tuesday would be a fairly physical practice before Chicago comes to town, so it makes sense that Sunday was relatively light.