Bengals.com's Marisa Contipelli chats with CBS Sports and Sirius XM Radio's Brady Quinn at the NFL Combine.

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Bengals.com's Marisa Contipelli has the latest Bengals Report recapping Thursday when the Defensive Linemen and Linebackers spoke with media.

The Bengals linebackers room is about to undergo a massive change and it could start a good month before the NFL draft when they eye a raft of veterans as free agency opens March 18. It sounds like they're looking for a quarterback on defense, too, whether from the college ranks or the NFL.

Bengals.com's Marisa Contipelli chats with CBS Sports Columnist and Analyst at the NFL Scouting Combine on the Bengals needs this offseason.

"We're way ahead," said defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo here Wednesday at the NFL scouting combine while noting his staff already has their list of pro day visits scheduled. "I've never been this far into the college guys in all my years in the NFL watching them ... We made an emphasis that this is the player acquisition period and nothing else matters to us."

If a first impression is the most important, it looks like the Bengals and Joe Burrow are on their way.

Defensive Coordinator Lou Anarumo chats with Bengals.com's Marisa Contipelli at the NFL Combine.

Bengals.com's Marisa Contipelli checks in with Offensive Coordinator Brian Callahan at the NFL Scouting Combine.

In the latest Bengals Booth Podcast, a 13-minute look at what quarterback prospect Joe Burrow told reporters at the NFL Scouting Combine on Tuesday. Plus, NFL.com analyst Bucky Brooks talks about the upcoming 2020 NFL Draft.

Bengals.com's Marisa Contipelli recaps Tuesday at the NFL Combine, which was highlighted by the quarterbacks meeting with the media.

After a career that saw Joe Burrow secure Ohio's Mr. Football for a win starved Athens High School program he carried to the state championship game and winning the Heisman Trophy in LSU's national championship season, his fresh letter-jacket face is clearly used to being on the front of a franchise.

Bengals.com's Marisa Contipelli spoke with NFL Insider Ian Rapoport on LSU QB Joe Burrow and the Bengals needs at the NFL Scouting Combine.

Bengals Director of Player Personnel Duke Tobin challenged what he called "a manufactured narrative," that has emerged about his team during the past month when he met the media Tuesday at the NFL scouting combine.

Bengals Head Coach Zac Taylor spoke with the media at the 2020 NFL Scouting Combine.

Bengals Director of Player Personnel Duke Tobin addressed the media at the 2020 NFL Scouting Combine. Among the topics discussed were the evolution of scouting, free agency and how coaching the Senior Bowl helped in the draft process.

Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor sits down with Peter Schrager to talk about expectations heading into the 2020 season.

Joe Burrow, LSU's Ohio-bred Heisman Trophy winner, made it clear Tuesday morning he'd have no problem staying home and playing for the Bengals if they take him with the first pick in the draft.

As the NFL gathers for the NFL scouting combine, we reach out to fellow scribes to see what universe of players the Bengals are peering at with the first pick in the second round. The search ends in the ring.

A total of 337 prospects are invited to attend the annual event, which will take place in Indianapolis from Feb. 24 through March 1. Find out when the prospects will be taking the field and how to watch the workouts.

The Bengals head to Indianapolis this weekend for the first prime time NFL scouting combine with the No. 1 pick in hand in what looks to be a first ballot coronation for LSU quarterback Joe Burrow. But it's also a major event for the Bengals defense and its staff as coordinator Lou Anarumo continues to develop his hybrid 3-4 scheme that began to get settled last year as his first season moved on and they hope to have a big haul picking at the top of every round.

Former cornerback Rodney Heath will be representing the Bengals at the first NFL Legends Community Coaching Clinic Feb. 22-23 in Indianapolis during the Scouting Combine. The goal of the NFL Legends Community coaching clinic is to help former players develop as football coaches.

The latest look at the 2020 mock drafts. View who the national media and analysts believe the Bengals will take not only at No. 1, but in the later rounds as well.

Take a look back at current Bengals as they competed in the NFL Scouting Combine in previous years.