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Chris Schmidt, the head football coach at New Bremen High School who last year led his team to the Ohio Division VII state title, was named as the 2020 season winner of the Paul Brown Excellence in Coaching Award.

The Bengals encouraged fans to join them Friday to celebrate Juneteenth, which commemorates the effective end of slavery in the United States.

Virtual yoga from the field of Paul Brown Stadium is available on demand. Donations to the Tidal Babe Period Bank are encouraged. 

"It's been confusing and frustrating. It's tough," says Patrick Clausen of the chameleon killer known as COVID. "It's such a weird virus … It's completely opposite of what should be going on." But Clausen turned up on the right side of things Wednesday. He's one of 11 employees from TriHealth, the Bengals' official health care partner, who received recognition for his work in the pandemic and won an at-home viewing package from Bose and a virtual meet-and-greet with Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow.

Bengals defensive end Sam Hubbard is much relieved this week and certainly not because of Monday night's task of slowing down Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger's split-second releases. Relief has come from the tip of a needle since Amy Hubbard received the first of her two COVID-19 vaccines. His mother is living the headlines on the front lines as University Hospital's nursing supervisor and they've spent the season separated but in touch.

Despite 2020's challenges, the Bengals and The Salvation Army continue to team up this holiday season.

Continuing to show how we are Better Together, the Bengals have teamed up again with Fifth Third Bank to power a series of Learn and Play initiatives being brought to life by YMCA of Greater Cincinnati to keep kids moving during out of school time. The Bengals strength & conditioning coaches and two players, Giovani Bernard & C.J. Uzomah, led over 10 locations of YMCA Afterschool and Cincinnati Recreation Commission youth in fun drills to strengthen spirit, mind and body. Bernard and Uzomah stuck around for a question and answer session after the workout with kids on the broadcast.

Together, we are dedicated to building better communities. We are unified and ready to put work in, knowing that stripes don't come easy. Thank you for joining The Team.

Cincinnati native entrepreneur Means Cameron and the Bengals have partnered up to urge unity in their community.

View some of the limited-edition apparel from the "Stripes Don't Come Easy" product line.

For the third straight year, Geno Atkins earned NFLPA Community MVP honors following his annual "Atkins Week of Giving," which helped out more than 800 people in his team city.

Despite the pandemic, one of the great Thanksgiving traditions continues as Bengals players gave back to their communities.