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The No. 76 with the Cincinnati Bengals has some interesting history.
Levi Jones is the most notable name to wear the number in the minds of modern fans. He was a top-10 pick and made an All-Rookie Team while enjoying some success with the franchise.
Those who have been around a little longer will remember Vern Holland, a first-round pick and staple of the line throughout the 70s at right tackle.
With roughly 76 days before the team’s season-opening encounter with the New England Patriots, we thought it a good time to look at every player to ever wear the No. 76 for the Bengals, per the history compiled at Pro Football Reference.
Levi Jones is the most notable name to wear the number in the minds of modern fans. He was a top-10 pick and made an All-Rookie Team while enjoying some success with the franchise.
Those who have been around a little longer will remember Vern Holland, a first-round pick and staple of the line throughout the 70s at right tackle.
NFL Network’s Bridget Condon recently provided one of those perspectives from inside the building at Paycor Stadium.
“They felt like it was no issue during minicamp,” Condon said. “His accuracy, his velocity is the same, they even called him bigger and stronger than in years past.”
So while Burrow earned some raised eyebrows for missing a day or two of practice during minicamp, all involved were quick to stress that he’s not on any sort of pitch count and the absences were ordinary.
While this normally falls under the “typical offseason chatter” banner, this news probably hits a little different for Bengals fans who watched Burrow go down with a non-contact injury last summer.