AFC Notes: Nick Chubb, Marlon Humphrey, Bengals, Browns, Ravens

Bengals

The veteran CB market still has big names as teams prepare for training camp. Despite the Bengalsโ€™ potential need for another CB and the plethora of players available, Cincinnati director of player personnel Duke Tobin shut the door on them making a move until needed.

โ€œAre we going to sign a veteran? No, probably not,โ€ Tobin said, via Jay Morrison of Pro Football Network. โ€œI like what weโ€™ve got there. Weโ€™ve got young guys that can run and cover, who have a lot of upside to them. Weโ€™ve got some new guys working in there, and it will be exciting to see how they do.โ€

โ€œDo I feel like we have an immediate need for a veteran to make our team? No. Maybe if our numbers are down and we need some help at camp. I feel good about it. Weโ€™ve got a pretty good mix of veterans, guys coming into their own, and some young guys. Weโ€™ll see how it comes together, but weโ€™ve got some pretty good athletes that can run and cover and hit.โ€

Browns

  • Browns owner Jimmy Haslam says that the team is still working on a contract extension for Chief Strategy Officer Paul DePodesta: โ€œWeโ€™re comfortable Paul will remain with us in some very important fashion for the long term.โ€ (Scott Petrak)
  • Browns GM Andrew Berry spoke on RB Nick Chubbโ€˜s status: โ€œWe are incredibly pleased with the work Chubb has put in and the progress heโ€™s made. He still has a little ways to go.โ€ (Zac Jackson)
  • Berry responded to a question about his timeline: โ€œWe will deal with it day by day.โ€ (Jackson)
  • Regarding LT Jedrick Wills, Berry said he โ€œis progressing appropriatelyโ€ and will be back sometime in August. (Jackson)
  • Berry also expects both DT Dalvin Tomlinson and CB Greg Newsome to be back from surgeries to play Week 1. (Scott Petrak)

Ravens

Ravens CB Marlon Humphrey wasnโ€™t satisfied with how the 2023 season went, including seven games missed to injury and the fewest splash plays of his career. He diagnosed his weight as a potential problem and worked this offseason to get from over 200 pounds to the 190 range. 

โ€œIโ€™m around 190. I came in 195,โ€ Humphrey said via The Athleticโ€™s Jeff Zrebiec. โ€œIโ€™ve been playing the past couple of seasons around 200 or so, so basically, ever since I tore my pec, I got my grown-man weight on me, and it just never went off. Itโ€™s a young manโ€™s game, so I decided to get a little lower.โ€

Humphrey added that he hopes that will help him stay healthier after battling nagging injuries, even in the games he did play. 

โ€œI had certain injuries where you needed rest, and I think I overtook some of the rest time, and then just thought I could just play in the game Sunday and be my usual self,โ€ Humphrey said. โ€œProbably some of the things I regret. But mainly, itโ€™s such a long season. I wasnโ€™t really used to being hurt a lot. I know a lot of guys go into games hurt โ€” every single game. Iโ€™ve done that a ton in my past as well, but last year just was a little different for me. Iโ€™m kind of ready for whatever this year.โ€

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