Josh Johnson Rumors & News

Andy Dalton is the Bengals quarterback and he will start, as long as he's healthy, in every game of the season. Every good team has a capable backup, though. If the worst case scenario were to take place and Dalton were to be injured, the Bengals would need a quarterback capable of leading the offense. In 2011 and 2012, that quarterback would have been Bruce Gradkowski, but he is Ben Roethlisberger's backup in Pittsburgh now. So who will be the new backup quarterback? On the roster: Josh Johnson: Johnson was signed on March 21 by the Bengals. He had previously spent four years in Tampa...

The Bengals are looking to upgrade and add to a number of positions this offseason--particularly on offense. One of their early targets was to bolster the backup quarterback position(s) and they did so by acquiring both Josh Johnson and John Skelton. Another position needing of some major upgrading is at running back. Many are pointing to the team using one of it's second round picks on a player at that position, be it Eddie Lacy of Alabama, Giovani Bernard of North Carolina, or Jonathan Franklin of UCLA. To be honest, we're almost expecting to hear one of those three names called in a...

Josh Johnson may not have the easy battle to win the backup quarterback job as we had thought. According to Joe Reedy with the Cincinnati Enquirer, the Bengals have placed and won a waiver claim for former Arizona Cardinals quarterback John Skelton. #bengals acquire QB John Skelton on waivers from the Cardinals and re-signed LB Vinny Rey — Joe Reedy (@joereedy) April 3, 2013 After three seasons and 17 starts with Arizona, Skelton was released on April 1 by the Cardinals. During his tenure with the Cardinals, Skelton posted a 15-25 touchdown to interception ratio with a 53.2 percen...

Amidst the hustle and bustle (or lack thereof) of the offseason, every once in a while teams must set aside a little time to take care of a few housekeeping details. On Tuesday, the Bengals announced that five players had been assigned new uniform numbers heading into the 2013 season. Quarterback Josh Johnson, who signed with the Bengals as an unrestricted free agent on March 23, will wear uniform No. 8. Johnson last spent time with Cleveland. Taveon Rogers, who spent last season on the Reserve/Injured list (shoulder), has changed from No. 39 to No. 83. Rogers was switched from CB...

Free agency tends to rewire the brains of enthusiastic and obsessive Bengals fans (aka, everyone reading this post including staff members), fist-smashing innocent desks, who are paying the price for the perceived stubbornness of a Cincinnati Bengals owner. Tens of millions under the salary cap and all they've done is re-sign their own while acquiring backup quarterback Josh Johnson, molesting the very idea of decency. Many nights lost in the untended woods from a broken moral compass leads to man's reversion to their most primordial instincts. Jayne Cobb: "I hate Reavers." Eventually ...

Measurements: 5'9", 199lbs Projected Round: 6 Why he would be a good Redskin: He is not the biggest guy on the field, but may fight the hardest. He makes receivers earn everything they get, and was often asked by Purdue to match up against much taller receivers and tight ends in man coverage. He also showed a real ability to fight off blocks to make tackles on running plays and his special teams performances were typically stellar. He has good instincts and excels in the classroom as well, earning Big Ten All-Academic honors in 2011 and 2012. Why he won’t get drafted by the Redskins...

While waiting for non-CAA clients of Ben Dogra to sign contracts, the Bengals have at least moved forward with a series of signings to bolster the team's depth from quarterback Josh Johnson, cornerback Adam Jones, tight end Richard Quinn, returner Brandon Tate and offensive lineman Dennis Roland. Eventually the team will press the center of their glasses off the bridge of their nose for a little more clarity, approaching the Dogra clients. According to Bengals.com, the Bengals "hope" to "wrap up" the final priorities in Andre Smith and Terence Newman sooner rather than later. The Beng...

While reviewing free agency that began earlier this month, Clark Judge with CBSSports.com calls Cincinnati one of the biggest winners for free agency. But, what? Quarterback Josh Johnson is the only non-Bengals free agent that's agreed to terms. How is that possible? Simply stated. The Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens have lost... a lot. But let's start with Cincinnati. The Bengals reached the playoffs the past two seasons -- but made it there as a wild card. Someone was always in the way, and in 2011 it was Baltimore and Pittsburgh. A year later it was the Ravens. Anyway, the...