Andrew Whitworth Rumors & News

When Jaleel Gipson, a high school football player in Farmerville, La., passed away from injuries sustained in a spring football practice, Bengals left tackle Andrew Whitworth, who's from West Monroe, La., spring into action to help Jaleel's family even though they've never met. Whitworth payed for the 17-year-old boy's funeral costs. He meant for the gesture to be completely anonymous, but a member of the family, so moved by his actions, sent out a thank you to Whitworth and the surrounding area, including the Saints' head coach Sean Payton. "I have never met this person but this trag...

Jaleel Gipson is a former high school student at Farmerville, a town and parish seat of Union Parish, Louisiana. During football practice last Thursday, Gipson suffered a severe neck injury, resulting in a fractured vertebrae. The 17-year old junior couldn't breathe on his own and last weekend, doctors declared him brain dead, "placed on life support until his organs" were donated on Monday. Writes Matt Vines from TheNewStar.com: Gipson was injured Thursday at spring football practice during a tackling drill. Gipson was the ball carrier, and (school principal David) Gray said the expe...

As we reported a couple of weeks ago, Bengals left tackle Andrew Whitworth recently underwent surgery to clean out some scar tissue in his knee. About a week after the surgery, Whitworth stated that he felt "great," even going so far as to say, "I don't feel any different than the first day I played in the NFL." Highly reassuring words from the stalwart of Cincinnati's offensive line. And apparently, two weeks later, the good vibes are still going. Earlier today Whitworth participated in a conference call to season-ticket holders, during which he described his knee as feeling "tremendo...

While Cincinnati Bengals right tackle Andre Smith is centered around a debate for a long-term extension, though eliminated from franchise tag discussions, the starting left guard Andrew Whitworth is quietly rehabilitating a knee that's been an issue for two seasons. There's no concern about Whitworth missing time during training camp, though it appears highly unlikely that he'll participate during spring practices after having a procedure done last week, writes Geoff Hobson with Bengals.com. However Whitworth feels great. "I thought it was a thing I could tough out, but it kind of we...

Signed In 2013: Trevor Robinson, Kyle Cook, Clint Boling, Kevin Boling, Travelle Wharton, Andrew Whitworth, Anthony Collins, Dan Knapp Free Agents: Andre Smith, Dennis Roland There are two feelings right now. The Cincinnati Bengals employed a decent offensive line with the personnel to establish dominance with vague images of Cincinnati's group in 2005. Yet fingertips led to lengthy measurements and somewhere along the way, individual praise gave way to criticism as a whole. According to Football Outsider's Adjusted Sack Rate, the Bengals pass blocking ranked No. 28 with an 8.3 percent...

Leon Hall ($8.5 million), Andre Smith ($7.5 million) and Andrew Whitworth ($6.75 million) were Cincinnati's top three salary cap numbers in 2012. Whitworth's 2013 cap number holds steady at $6.75 million but Leon Hall's drops $100,000 for 2013 before launching northward at $8.7 million in 2014 and then $9.6 million in 2015, the final year of his five-year contract. If the Bengals apply the franchise tag then Smith's cap number is expected to be around $9 million. Get used to these numbers because they're not going anywhere. However there are still heavy cap numbers with players that a...

According to Andrew Whitworth, the Cincinnati Bengals starting left tackle (and now one-time Pro Bowler) is planning to have a procedure done on his knee during the offseason that deals "with some scar tissue" which has caused some issues for the past two years. "It's just a little repair. Nothing big," Whitworth told Bengals.com. "Everybody in the league deals with something like this. I did it about two years ago and it just wasn't getting any better. Now we've got a chance to get something done with plenty of time to rest." Whitworth is expected to miss time during offseason workout...