Cincinnati Bengals
Dre Kirkpatrick - #27 - CB
| Status | Active |
| Height/Weight | 6' 2"/ 190 lbs. |
| Birthday | 10/26/1989 |
| Birthplace | Gadsden, AL |
| College | Alabama |
| Years played | 2 |
| Drafted | 2012, 1st round, 17th pick by Bengals |
Bengals back in familiar role at Senior Bowl
The Bengals, who rely heavily on their coaches in the draft evaluation process, will again coach at the Senior Bowl.
Focus turns to Bengals' coaching staff, roster
With head coach Marvin Lewis coming back for a franchise-record ninth season, what will be different about the Bengals? That remains to be seen.
Bengals', Bills' staffs to coach Senior Bowl
The Bills' and Bengals' coaching staffs have been selected to coach this year's Under Armour Senior Bowl, officials announced Saturday.
Bengals: Lewis back as head coach
The Bengals announced Tuesday that head coach Marvin Lewis has re-signed with the club.
Marvin Lewis expected to remain with Bengals
Marvin Lewis is expected to return to the Bengals for his ninth season as head coach in 2011, Pro Football Weekly has learned.
Bengals: No announcement on Lewis Monday
The Bengals will not have an official announcement on head coach Marvin Lewis' future with the club on Monday, team spokesman Jack Brennan said Monday afternoon.
Bengals sign five to offseason roster
The Bengals signed FB James Develin, OT Andrew Gardner, S Cary Harris, G Otis Hudson and DE James Ruffin to their offseason roster.
First 20 picks in NFL draft order established
The 20 teams that did not make the playoffs can not look forward to where they will select in April's draft.
Ravens survive Bengals behind two Reed picks
Ed Reed had two interceptions and Ray Lewis recovered two fumbles, part of an opportunistic defensive effort that carried the Ravens over the Bengals 13-7 Sunday.
Whitworth quietly has fine season for Bengals
If there was one Bengal who might have been considered a Pro Bowl snub, the way we hear it, it was OLT Andrew Whitworth.
Ochocinco will miss season finale
Bengals WR Chad Ochocinco will not travel with the team to Baltimore and will miss the season finale against the Ravens because of an ankle injury.
Bengals stun Chargers, keep them out of playoffs
Carson Palmer threw four touchdown passes during a near-perfect performance in the swirling snow, and the Bengals beat San Diego 34-20 on Sunday, ending the Chargers' run of four straight playoff appearances.
Chargers rule ILB Cooper out for Sunday
Chargers ILB Stephen Cooper has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Bengals.
Bengals WRs Caldwell, Simpson vie for bigger roles
With Chad Ochocinco's future in Cincinnati uncertain, the Bengals' plans at wide receiver are an offseason story line to watch.
Three Week 16 games blacked out
Games in Tampa, Oakland and Cincinnati will not be shown on local TV this Sunday.
PLAYER NEWS
The Cincinnati Bengals have acquired wide receiver Dane Sanzenbacher on waivers from the Chicago Bears and placed Kirkpatrick on injured reserve.|||||||
Kirkpatrick, the 17th overall selection in the 2012 draft, has been sidelined with a knee injury. He played in five games this season, with two tackles on defense and two on special teams.
Kirkpatrick was active for the first time this season on Sunday, ready to make his NFL debut against the Denver Broncos.|||||||
Kirkpatrick hasn't played because of a knee injury suffered over the summer. The first-round pick hadn't been active for any game so far.
Kirkpatrick may not make his pro debut this week after all. The Cincinnati Bengals' top draft pick had to sit out practice on Monday because his left knee was sore. He hurt the knee while working out over the summer and had to miss much of training camp and the first three preseason games.|||||||
Kirkpatrick was cleared to fully practice last week. Coach Marvin Lewis planned to play him in the final preseason game Thursday in Indianapolis, but that plan was put on hold when Kirkpatrick told the team his knee was bothering him on Monday. Kirkpatrick was the 17th overall pick in the draft. He'd hoped for a chance to win a starting job across from Leon Hall, but the injury ended that possibility.
Kirkpatrick will miss the start of training camp with a leg injury that he confirmed on Twitter.|||||||
The first-round pick will be examined when the players report on Thursday for the start of training camp. The team hasn't confirmed the injury.