Bengals teammates tried to distract Evan McPherson in practice Friday, but it didn't work, which is good news for more than just the kicker.

Winning in Week 1 and starting the season on the right note would be the best thing for Cincinnati. The slow starts have crippled the team down the stretch and with Chase, Burrow and Higgins healthy and ready to go, the Bengals should be competing for a Lombardi Trophy every year.

“Simmons says wider receiver Charlie Jones (their top punt returner) and Jermaine Burton are going to see time as a kick-return tandem. In the second year of the new kickoff rule, Simmons is looking for sure handers. He anticipates opposing kickers to spray the ball more to force returns and take fewer touchbacks.”

CINCINNATI — Bengals first round pick Shemar Stewart is unsigned and is holding out of training camp. The 17th overall pick is the only first rounder that hasn't signed his rookie contract. Stewart, who remains in Texas and is training at his alma mater, reached out to a teammate before the Bengals' first training camp practice on Wednesday.

The Bengals announced in March that they signed Lucas Patrick as an unrestricted free agent to a one-year deal.

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CINCINNATI – Just two days in, the dog days of training camp have arrived for the Cincinnati Bengals.

Bengals DE Trey Hendrickson: "There's no way I would be able to sit there in the house and hear the practice whistles while also being a distraction."