Editing Cincinnati Bengals (section)

==Players==
{{Category see also|Cincinnati Bengals players}}

===Current roster===
{{Cincinnati Bengals roster}}

===Retired numbers===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
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|colspan=5 style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bengals|border=2}}"| '''Cincinnati Bengals retired numbers'''
|-
!style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bengals}}"| No.
!style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bengals}}"| Player
!style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bengals}}"| Position
!style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bengals}}"| Seasons
!style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bengals}}"| Retired
|-
| '''54''' || [[Bob Johnson (American football)|Bob Johnson]] || [[Center (American football)|C]] || 1968–79 || December 17, 1978
|}

In addition, Despite not being formally retired, the Bengals have certain numbers that are in limited circulation:

* '''13''' Has only been worn once (in 2000, by [[Daniel Pope]]) since the retirement of [[Ken Riley]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Players To Wear Number 13 For Cincinnati Bengals |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/uniform.cgi |access-date=May 10, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>
* '''14''' Has not been worn since [[Andy Dalton]] after he was released in 2019. 14 was also worn by [[Ken Anderson (quarterback)|Ken Anderson]] from 1971 to 1986, arguably the best Bengals quarterback of all time.<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Players To Wear Number 14 For Cincinnati Bengals |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/uniform.cgi |access-date=May 10, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name="s176">{{cite web | last=Buck | first=Alex | title=Top 10 Bengals Quarterbacks of all time | website=Betway Insider USA | date=2023-01-17 | url=https://usblog.betway.com/nfl/top-10-best-bengals-quarterbacks-of-all-time/ | access-date=2024-08-30}}</ref>
* '''78''' Has not been worn by anyone since [[Anthony Muñoz]] retired.<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Players To Wear Number 78 For Cincinnati Bengals |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/uniform.cgi?number=78&team=cin |website=[[Pro Football Reference]]}}</ref>

===Pro Football Hall of Fame members===
There are four members of the Hall of Fame that have spent some portion of their career with the Bengals, but only [[Anthony Muñoz]] and [[Ken Riley]] spent their entire playing careers with the Bengals. Listed below are only Hall of Famers whose induction includes their tenure with the Bengals. Bengals founder and first coach Paul Brown is in the Hall of Fame, but was inducted before founding the team and is not credited as a Bengals Hall of Famer. Additionally, the Bengals have had two head coaches, [[Forrest Gregg]] and [[Dick LeBeau]] inducted for their playing career.

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|image1 = Charlie Joiner.jpg
|image2 = Anthony Munoz at 2007 All-American Bowl army.mil-2007-12-13-143536.jpg
|image3 = Terrell Owens 2017-05-02 (34255853692) (cropped).jpg
|image4 = Coach Ken Riley - Tallahassee, Florida.jpg
|footer = [[Charlie Joiner]] (left), [[Anthony Muñoz]] (center), [[Terrell Owens]] (center), and [[Ken Riley]] (right) are the only members of the Hall of Fame to have played for the Bengals. Owens and Joiner spent the majority of their careers with other teams, while Muñoz and Riley spent their entire career with the Bengals.
}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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! colspan="5" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bengals|border=2}};" | Cincinnati Bengals Hall of Famers
|-
! colspan="5" style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bengals}};" | Players
|-
! No.
! Name
! Position
! Season(s)
! Inducted
|-
| 18 || [[Charlie Joiner]] || [[Wide receiver|WR]] || 1972–1975 || 1996<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.aspx?PlayerId=107 | title=Charlie Joiner | publisher=Pro Football Hall of Fame | access-date=December 8, 2012 | archive-date=November 12, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112085026/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.aspx?PlayerId=107 | url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 78 || '''[[Anthony Muñoz]]''' || [[Offensive tackle|T]] || 1980–1992 || 1998<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.aspx?PlayerId=158 | title=Anthony Muñoz | publisher=Pro Football Hall of Fame | access-date=December 8, 2012 | archive-date=October 13, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013010052/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.aspx?PlayerId=158 | url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 81 || [[Terrell Owens]] || [[Wide receiver|WR]] || 2010 || 2018<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballhof.com/players/terrell-owens/ | title=Terrell Owens | publisher=Pro Football Hall of Fame | access-date=May 5, 2023 | archive-date=January 31, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131062616/https://www.profootballhof.com/players/terrell-owens/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 13 || '''[[Ken Riley]]''' || [[Cornerback|CB]] || 1969–1983 || 2023<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballhof.com/players/ken-riley/ | title=Ken Riley | publisher=Pro Football Hall of Fame | access-date=May 5, 2023 | archive-date=March 19, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319072221/https://www.profootballhof.com/players/ken-riley/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
|}

===Cincinnati Bengals individual awards===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|colspan="3" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bengals|border=2}}"| '''NFL MVP Winners'''
|-
!style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bengals}}"| Season
!style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bengals}}"| Player
!style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bengals}}"| Position
|-
|[[1981 NFL season|1981]]||[[Ken Anderson (quarterback)|Ken Anderson]]||rowspan=2|[[Quarterback|QB]]
|-
|[[1988 NFL season|1988]]||[[Boomer Esiason]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=AP NFL Most Valuable Player Winners |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/ap-nfl-mvp-award.htm |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|colspan="3" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bengals|border=2}}"| '''AFL/NFL Rookie of the Year'''
|-
!style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bengals}}"| Season
!style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bengals}}"| Player
!style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bengals}}"| Position
|-
| [[1968 American Football League season|1968]] || [[Paul Robinson (American football player)|Paul Robinson]] || [[Running back|RB]]
|-
| [[1969 American Football League season|1969]] || [[Greg Cook]] || [[Quarterback|QB]]
|-
| [[1985 NFL season|1985]] || [[Eddie Brown (wide receiver)|Eddie Brown]] || rowspan=3|[[Wide receiver|WR]]
|-
| [[1992 NFL season|1992]] || [[Carl Pickens]] 
|-
| [[2021 NFL season|2021]] || [[Ja'Marr Chase]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=AP Offensive Rookie of the Year Winners |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/ap-offensive-rookie-of-the-year-award.htm |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|colspan="4" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bengals|border=3}}"| '''Comeback Player of the Year'''
|-
!style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bengals}}"|Season
!style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bengals}}"|Player
!style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bengals}}"|Position
|-
| [[2003 NFL season|2003]] || [[Jon Kitna]] || rowspan=3|[[Quarterback|QB]]
|-
| [[2021 NFL season|2021]] ||rowspan=2| [[Joe Burrow]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=AP Comeback Player of the Year Winners |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/ap-comeback-player-award.htm |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> 
|-
| [[2024 NFL season|2024]] 
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
| colspan="2" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bengals|border=2}};" nowrap| '''Maxwell Club NFL Coach of the Year'''
|-
!style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bengals}}"| Season
!style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bengals}}"| Coach
|-
| [[1969 American Football League season|1969]] ||rowspan=2| [[Paul Brown]]
|-
| [[1970 NFL season|1970]]
|-
| [[2009 NFL season|2009]] || [[Marvin Lewis]]
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|colspan="3" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bengals|border=2}}"| '''Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year'''
|-
!style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bengals}}"|Season
!style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bengals}}"|Player
!style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bengals}}"|Position
|-
| 1975 || [[Ken Anderson (quarterback)|Ken Anderson]] || QB
|-	
| 1986 || [[Reggie Williams (linebacker)|Reggie Williams]] || LB 
|-	
| 1991 || [[Anthony Muñoz]] || T<ref>{{Cite web |title=Walter Payton Man of the Year Winners |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/walter-payton-man-of-the-year.htm |access-date=2024-08-30 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>
|}

===40th Anniversary Team===
In 2007, in celebration of their 40th anniversary the Bengals named an all-time team voted on by the fans.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bengals 40th Anniversary Team|url=http://www.bengals.com/team/history/all-time-team.html|website=Bengals.com|access-date=May 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090326123454/http://www.bengals.com/team/history/all-time-team.html|archive-date=March 26, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! scope="col" | Position
! scope="col" | Player
! scope="col" | Tenure
|-
! colspan="3" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bengals|border=2}}" | Offense
|-
| [[Quarterback|QB]]
| [[Carson Palmer]]
| 2003–2010
|-
| [[Running back|RB]]
| [[James Brooks (running back)|James Brooks]]
| 1984–1991
|-
| [[Fullback (gridiron football)|FB]]
| [[Ickey Woods]]
| 1988–1991
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Wide receiver|WR]]
| [[Chad Johnson]]
| 2001–2010
|-
| [[T. J. Houshmandzadeh]]
| 2001–2008
|-
| [[Tight end|TE]]
| [[Dan Ross (American football)|Dan Ross]]
| 1979–1983, 1985
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Tackle (gridiron football position)|OT]]
| [[Anthony Muñoz]]
| 1980–1992
|-
| [[Willie Anderson (offensive tackle)|Willie Anderson]]
| 1996–2007
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Guard (gridiron football)|G]]
| [[Max Montoya]]
| 1979–1989
|-
| [[Dave Lapham]]
| 1974–1983
|-
| [[Center (gridiron football)|C]]
| [[Rich Braham]]
| 1994–2006
|-
! colspan="3" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bengals|border=2}}" | Defense
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Defensive end|DE]]
| [[Justin Smith (defensive end)|Justin Smith]]
| 2001–2007
|-
| [[Ross Browner]]
| 1978–1986
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Defensive tackle|DT]]
| [[Tim Krumrie]]
| 1983–1994
|-
| [[Mike Reid (singer)|Mike Reid]]
| 1970–1974
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[Linebacker|LB]]
| [[Reggie Williams (linebacker)|Reggie Williams]]
| 1976–1989
|-
| [[Takeo Spikes]]
| 1998–2002
|-
| [[Brian Simmons]]
| 1998–2006
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Cornerback|CB]]
| [[Ken Riley]]
| 1969–1983
|-
| [[Lemar Parrish]]
| 1970–1977
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Safety (gridiron football position)|S]]
| [[David Fulcher]]
| 1986–1992
|-
| [[Solomon Wilcots]]
| 1987–1990
|- 
! colspan="3" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bengals|border=2}}" | Special teams
|-
| [[Placekicker|K]]
| [[Shayne Graham]]
| 2003–2009
|-
| [[Punter (gridiron football)|P]]
| [[Lee Johnson (punter)|Lee Johnson]]
| 1988–1989
|}

===50th Anniversary Team===
In 2017, in celebration of their 50th anniversary, a team was created based on "career statistics, team records and votes from the Bengals First 50."<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bengals.com/news/bengals-announce-all-50th-team-19044384 | title=Bengals Announce All 50th Team }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! scope="col" | Position
! scope="col" | Player
! scope="col" | Tenure
|-
! colspan="3" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bengals|border=2}}" | Offense
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Quarterback|QB]]
| [[Boomer Esiason]]
| 1984–1992, 1997
|-
| [[Ken Anderson (quarterback)|Ken Anderson]]
| 1971–1986
|-
| [[Running back|RB]]
| [[Corey Dillon]]
| 1997–2003
|-
| [[Fullback (gridiron football)|FB]]
| [[Pete Johnson (American football, born 1954)|Pete Johnson]]
| 1977–1983
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[Wide receiver|WR]]
| [[Chad Johnson]]
| 2001–2010
|-
| [[Isaac Curtis]]
| 1973–1984
|-
| [[Cris Collinsworth]]
| 1981–1988
|-
| [[Tight end|TE]]
| [[Bob Trumpy]]
| 1968–1977
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Tackle (gridiron football position)|OT]]
| [[Anthony Muñoz]]
| 1980–1992
|-
| [[Willie Anderson (offensive tackle)|Willie Anderson]]
| 1996–2007
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Guard (gridiron football)|G]]
| [[Max Montoya]]
| 1979–1989
|-
| [[Dave Lapham]]
| 1974–1983
|-
| [[Center (gridiron football)|C]]
| [[Bob Johnson (American football)|Bob Johnson]]
| 1968–1979
|-
! colspan="3" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bengals|border=2}}" | Defense
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Defensive end|DE]]
| [[Eddie Edwards (American football)|Eddie Edwards]]
| 1977–1988
|-
| [[Coy Bacon]]
| 1976–1977
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Defensive tackle|DT]]
| [[Tim Krumrie]]
| 1983–1994
|-
| [[Mike Reid (singer)|Mike Reid]]
| 1970–1974
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[Linebacker|LB]]
| [[Reggie Williams (linebacker)|Reggie Williams]]
| 1976–1989
|-
| [[Bill Bergey]]
| 1969–1973
|-
| [[Jim LeClair]]
| 1972–1983
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Cornerback|CB]]
| [[Ken Riley]]
| 1969–1983
|-
| [[Lemar Parrish]]
| 1970–1977
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Safety (gridiron football position)|S]]
| [[David Fulcher]]
| 1986–1992
|-
| [[Tommy Casanova]]
| 1972–1977
|- 
! colspan="3" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bengals|border=2}}" | Special teams
|-
| [[Placekicker|K]]
| [[Jim Breech]]
| 1980–1992
|-
| [[Punter (gridiron football)|P]]
| [[Pat McInally]]
| 1984–1991
|-
! colspan="3" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bengals|border=2}}" | Coach
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Head coach|HC]]
| [[Forrest Gregg]]
| 1980–1983
|-
| [[Sam Wyche]]
| 1984–1991
|}

Source:<ref name="w619">{{cite web | last=Marcum | first=Jason | title=Bengals announce All-50th Team in honor of 50th anniversary season | website=Cincy Jungle | date=2017-07-25 | url=https://www.cincyjungle.com/2017/7/25/16025412/cincinnati-bengals-announce-all-50th-team-50th-season | access-date=2024-08-30}}</ref>

===Ring of Honor===
The Bengals announced they would begin a Ring of Honor in 2021.<ref name="u102">{{cite web | last=Dragon | first=Tyler | title=Cincinnati Bengals Ring of Honor coming in 2021, but why now? | website=Cincinnati Enquirer | date=2021-04-08 | url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/nfl/bengals/2021/04/08/why-bengals-decided-form-ring-honor-now/7144303002/ | access-date=2024-08-29}}</ref> The inaugural class included Pro Football Hall of Fame tackle [[Anthony Muñoz]] and [[Paul Brown]], who was the franchise's founder and first coach,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hobson |first=Geoff |date=April 8, 2021 |title=Bengals Ring Of Honor Anchored By Hall-of-Famers Paul Brown And Munoz |url=https://www.bengals.com/news/bengals-ring-of-honor-anchored-by-hall-of-famers-paul-brown-and-munoz |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210408171607/https://www.bengals.com/news/bengals-ring-of-honor-anchored-by-hall-of-famers-paul-brown-and-munoz |archive-date=April 8, 2021 |access-date=April 8, 2021 |website=Bengals.com}}</ref> with [[Ken Anderson (quarterback)|Ken Anderson]] and [[Ken Riley]] added after a season ticket holder vote.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hobson |first=Geoff |date=July 22, 2021 |title=Bengals' First Super Bowl Team Stages Ring of Honor Reunion As Voters Tap The Two Kens |url=https://www.bengals.com/news/bengals-first-super-bowl-team-stages-ring-of-honor-reunion-as-voters-tap-the-two |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210722142001/https://www.bengals.com/news/bengals-first-super-bowl-team-stages-ring-of-honor-reunion-as-voters-tap-the-two |archive-date=July 22, 2021 |access-date=July 22, 2021 |website=Cincinnati Bengals}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|colspan="5" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bengals|border=2}}"|'''Bengals Ring of Honor'''
|-
! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bengals}}"|Inducted
! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bengals}}"|No.
! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bengals}}"|Player
! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bengals}}"|Position
! style="{{NFLAltPrimaryStyle|Cincinnati Bengals}}"|Tenure
|-
| rowspan=4|2021 || 78 || [[Anthony Muñoz]] || [[Tackle (gridiron football position)|T]] || 1980–1992
|-
| – || [[Paul Brown]]* || Founder<br>Owner<br>Coach || N/A<br>1968–1991<br>1968–1975
|-
| 14 || [[Ken Anderson (quarterback)|Ken Anderson]] || [[Quarterback|QB]] || 1971–1986
|-
| 13 || [[Ken Riley]]* || [[Cornerback|CB]] || 1969–1983
|-
| rowspan=2| 2022 || 71 || [[Willie Anderson (offensive tackle)|Willie Anderson]] || [[Tackle (gridiron football position)|T]] || 1996–2007
|-
| 85 || [[Isaac Curtis]] || [[Wide receiver|WR]] || 1973–1984
|-
| rowspan=2| 2023 || 7 || [[Boomer Esiason]] || [[Quarterback|QB]] || 1984–1992, 1997
|-
| 85 || [[Chad Johnson]] || [[Wide receiver|WR]] || 2001–2010
|-
| rowspan=2| 2024 || 28 || [[Corey Dillon]] || [[Running back|RB]] || 1997–2003
|- 
| 69 || [[Tim Krumrie]] || [[Defensive tackle#Nose tackle|NT]] || 1983–1994
|}
{{small|*Posthumous induction}}