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That mentality is woven into the fabric of the NFL. But amid an aggressive movement within the league to better prevent and manage the treatment of concussions - including stricter return-to-play guidelines announced Wednesday - it's apparent a shift in football's macho mind-set is also needed.

Preventing concussions has been one of the main off-the-field issues the NFL has had to deal with this year.

The Jaguars replaced Dillard on the active roster by activating Nate Hughes from the practice squad.

Dick Jauron was fired by the Buffalo Bills on Tuesday, when the coach ran out of time to build a contender or come up with a way to fix an offense that sputtered even with the addition of Terrell Owens .

Prior to the 2009 NFL season, HBO featured the Cincinnati Bengals on their yearly show "Hard Knocks." It is a show that follows a team from the beginning of training camp until the end of preseason.

The Bengals on Tuesday made the following reserve list and practice squad moves: A Terminated the contract of wide receiver Antonio Chatman , releasing him to free agency.

The Bengals will run some effective zone concepts; blasting a guard or two upfield to help with the second level.

"But for all you are and all you've done, I give you all of me." - Ben Utecht in "Yours" Timing is everything.

Less than a week into training camp, Bengals tight ends coach Jonathan Hayes knew that this year was going to be a work in progress.

Tight end Dan Coats' problems with drops and ball security have pushed him behind J.P Foschi on the depth chart.

In another sign that the Bengals are working to change their reputation as stubbornly unaggressive, ESPNa s Chris Mortensen reported on Thursday that the team had pursued a trade with Dallas for second-year TE Martellus Bennett.

Posted by ESPN.com's James Walker There was a mystery team connected to the Dallas Cowboys before Tuesday's trade deadline, and according to ESPN's Chris Mortensen , that team was the Cincinnati Bengals .

The Bengals want more consistency from their tight ends, but they arena t ready to exile Dan Coats or J.P Foschi or activate third-rounder Chase Coffman even though hea s been good enough in practice that head coach Marvin Lewis is calling him All-Hamilton County.

Antwan Odom had surgery for a torn Achilles tendon on Monday, ending his season and leaving the Cincinnati Bengals with a big hole on their defensive line.

Jay brought this up earlier in the morning and I wanted to expand on it. Even though he's out for the year, Reggie Kelly isn't gone.

With another last-minute drive, the Bengals earned some legitimacy and won back their town.

This certainly hasn't been the start we had hoped for with our tight ends. Reggie Kelly and Ben Utecht go down early in Training Camp for the season.

Well, sort of. Thanks to social media - and the apparently human need to share even our most mundane thoughts with the world - you can follow the Tweets of some Bengals player who previously only appeared to be dudes in helmets on the TV screen.

His elbow apparently is sound, and he said the ankle sprain he suffered in the first exhibition game won't hinder him.

Time to tie up some loose ends before I turn the page on summer and head into the season of pumpkins, football, report cards and the first frost.