Travelle Wharton News

Cool, calm and collected, Travelle Wharton made the rounds at his Youth Football Camp which was held at Hillcrest High School on Saturday.

Earlier this offseason, Andrew Whitworth announced he was having a procedure on his knee to clean up scar tissue.

Marvin Lewis end of minicamp: Marvin Lewis wraps up Bengals minicamp and assesses the team with the completion of the offseason program.

The Bengals offseason program ends this week with the mandatory minicamp starting Tuesday.

Travelle Wharton had a dream of one day providing children in the Upstate something he didn't have as a youth - a quality football camp that did not cost the attendees any money.

Five grand gardens in historic College Hill will be open to visitors 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on June 15. The 48-Hour Film Project unreels all day Sunday at the Thompson House in Newport and it's gonna be... Fifth round draft pick Tanner Hawkinson is one of the new offensive linemen the Bengals have been working in during the offseason.

With many of the starters on the offensive line either not here or rehabbing from injuries , it has been up to center Kyle Cook to help mentor some of the young guys during organized team activities and this week's rookie minicamp.

There are a lot of potential camp battles that may take place this offseason and we've gone through a lot of them .

"Jeff Saturday, that's a great comparison, and I've heard that before, obviously Saturday was a late pick, and you can just tell when Jeff Saturday is snapping to Peyton Manning, or when he did, back in the day, that he's a very sharp, intelligent guy.

Head Coach Marvin Lewis was quoted last month saying that the offensive line has an, "...opportunity for some real, true depth." With the last minute signing of starting right tackle Andre Smith and the decision to retain veteran guard Travelle Wharton, Coach Lewis's appraisal of the situation may even be considered a bit of an understatement.