The Bengals returned to practice Sunday to rehearse Thursday’s dress rehearsal (7 p.m.-Cincinnati’s Local 12) at Paul Brown Stadium against the Giants.   Head coach Zac Taylor says everybody who is healthy can go, but that's not everybody.

Cedric Benson, the brutish running back who bridged two eras of Bengals play-off football with three straight 1,000-yard seasons, died over the weekend from injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident. “I can still see that smile. He loved to play,” recalled Jim Anderson, his Bengals running backs coach. “That’s the thing about the great runners. They love it … He loved contact, now. If you tackled him, you had to think about tackling him the next time. "

The Cincinnati Bengals today join football fans across the country in mourning the loss of Cedric Benson.

The Bengals return home to Paul Brown Stadium to host the New York Giants on Thursday at 7 p.m. ET. It is the first home preseason game of the season for the Bengals.