Bengals’ season goes out with a bang

The following story was written by a student on the staff of The Jaguar Times as part of Hilliard Bradley High School’s Journalism Production course.

by Brayden Laslo, Sports Editor

and Callene Laslo, Staff Writer

"Bengal fumbles the kickoff" by San Diego Shooter is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

On February 13th, 2022 the 56th Super Bowl took place. This year it was held at SoFi stadium in Los Angeles. For many people that live here in Ohio this was a big game for our state and the city of Cincinnati. The last time the Cincinnati Bengals made the super bowl was in 1989 and it ended in a tough loss to the 49ers but this year they were lauded against the Los Angeles Rams. Even though the outcome wasn’t exactly what the Bengals fans wanted it was still a big moment in history for this team!

So the question everyone is asking “what’s next for the Bengals” and that’s exactly what The Jag Times is going to answer. Bengals have a solid core of young playmakers on offense such as Quarterback Joe Burrow, Running back Joe Mixon, and the trio of star wide receiver Jamarr Chase, Tyler Boyd and Tee Higgins. Hilliard Bradley Junior, Andrew Custer says, “I really like the receivers we have and I’m excited for next year”. The Bengals also have a solid defense but glaring holes in the secondary and back half of the defense. The free agents who came from different teams last season look to prove themselves in this next upcoming season.

The next step will be the draft and the next free agent pool. The draft is loaded with young talented offensive linemen and defensive backs the bengals will look to load up on the o-line to protect their MVP hopeful quarterback. Huge Browns fan, Max Hockman states, ”As a Browns fan I’m scared for next season especially if the Bengals get Joe Burrow protection and give him time to throw and scan the field”.The Bengals will also look into this year's free agents as the pool is definitely stacked up with guys who’ve proven time and time again that they're capable of the task at hand.

We are excited to see where the Bengals end up next and we are so happy on how they made Ohio proud this past year! It won’t be long until they make another appearance in the upcoming Super Bowls with the talent stacked team that they have. Once they make some adjustments, the Bengals will become unstoppable!