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Bengals News (4/26): Draft grades for Amarius Mims and pre-draft open thread

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The Bengals got As and Bs for the selection of Amarius Mims.

Greetings Bengals fans.

Amarius Mims was Cincinnati’s first-round choice in Thursday night’s NFL Draft opener, and by most expert accounts, it was a good pick.

Here’s a roundup of today’s news, as well as our Day 2 pre-draft open thread!

Who DEY!!

Bengals News

NFL Draft grades 2024: Instant grade on each first round pick
“LOVE this pick for Cincinnati,” wrote Joseph Acosta. “If Mims is healthy, he’s got the athletic profile and tools to be one of the best right tackles in the entire league. You worry about his lack of experience, but with Trent Brown playing right, he doesn’t have to play right away. Incredibly shrewd move by the Bengals, taking a high upside tackle who can be dominant when healthy.”

Bengals Select OT Amarius Mims In First Round Of 2024 NFL Draft
The Bengals went big in Thursday night’s first round of the NFL Draft. Really big when they secured massive Georgia offensive tackle Amarius Mims with the 18th pick and then placed the 6-foot-8, 340-pound junior behind the towering 6-8 bookends they alrea

Amarius Mims Highlights | Bengals First Draft Pick of 2024
Check out the best plays of OT Amarius Mims (Georgia), the Bengals first pick of the 2024 NFL Draft.

Bengals take a worthy home run swing in the first round by selecting Georgia OT Amarius Mims
Cincinnati commits to the trenches in the first round.

Zac Taylor Highlights Amarius Mims Addition, Growth of Offensive Line
The 6-7, 340-pound mauler now gets to protect Joe Burrow and meld into an offensive line that got a lot of experience together in 2023.

Bengals 1st-rounder Amarius Mims goes viral again in hilarious footage
Yeah, this is a funny one featuring new Bengals rookie Amarius Mims.

2024 NFL draft grades: First round picks
The 6-foot-8, 340-pound Mims is massively talented and might develop into one of the NFL’s most imposing blockers over time. With only eight career starts, though, he’s very much an unproven product.

NFL Draft 2024 Round 1 grades: Bengals get B+
A massive human, Mims also runs like a tight end and can deliver a punch that will decleat anybody. His ceiling is more or less out of this world.

2024 NFL Draft grades, first round: Giants earn A+ for Malik Nabers; Vikings get C+ for J.J. McCarthy pick
Pete Prisco grades the first 32 picks of the 2024 NFL Draft. He gave the Bengals a passing mark.

NFL News

Michael Penix Jr. taken by Falcons in NFL draft surprise
The Falcons selected quarterback Michael Penix Jr. with the No. 8 pick in the NFL draft Thursday.

Sources: Chargers declined Justin Herbert trade requests
The Chargers received trade inquiries for Justin Herbert from the Patriots and Vikings but quickly turned down both requests.

Eagles’ A.J. Brown agrees to 3-year, $96 million extension
The Eagles and A.J. Brown have agreed on a three-year, $96 million extension that includes $84 million guaranteed.

2024 NFL Draft: Bucky Brooks’ pick-by-pick analysis for Round 1
Bucky Brooks breaks down Round 1 of the 2024 NFL Draft, providing pick-by-pick analysis for every selection, from No. 1 to No. 32.

NFL Draft results 2024: Pick-by-pick for every draft choice
Live results for every pick of the 2024 NFL Draft.

NFL Draft shatters record for offensive players, and the number will shock you
The start of the 2024 NFL Draft was offense, offense, and more offense. Then offense.

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