The Skinny Podcast

Local 12 digital sports columnist and editor Richard Skinner was joined by Rick Broering to discuss a variety of topics. Those topics include: Hunter Greene will be out until July Trey Hendrickson to sign with Baltimore Orlando Brown signs 2-year extension with Bengals Will Wes Miller keep his job after another disappointing loss in Big 12 Tournament? More college basketball talk featuring Xavier,...

The Bengals addressed two major defensive needs on the opening day of the NFL’s free-agency negotiating period, agreeing to deals with safety Bryan Cook and edge rusher Boye Mafe. Cook, a Mount Healthy High School graduate and former University of Cincinnati standout, started 34 games over the past two seasons for Kansas City and is viewed as an upgrade in run support and tackling consistency. He...

The 2026 NFL league year and free agency signing period begins Wednesday, though teams were allowed to begin negotiating with agents at noon Monday during the league’s legal tampering window. Local 12 digital sports columnist and editor Richard Skinner joined Mike Petraglia of CLNS Media to discuss what the Cincinnati Bengals should prioritize. They reviewed how the legal tampering period works, n...

Local 12 digital sports columnist and editor Richard Skinner was joined by Rick Broering to discuss a variety of topics. Those topics include: *College basketball roundup featuring Cincinnati, NKU, Kentucky, Xavier, and Miami *Hunter Greene dealing with elbow issues *Matt McLain is off to a hot start at Spring Training *Bengals re-sign Dalton Risner *The Trey Hendrickson era is over in Cincinnati

Local 12 digital sports columnist and editor Richard Skinner was joined by Rick Broering to discuss a variety of topics. Those topics include: *Duke Tobin's comments at the NFL Scouting Combine *College basketball roundup featuring Cincinnati's big win over Kansas, Richard Pitino to Providence rumors, Kentucky's potential seedline, and NKU's chances in the Horizon League *Cincinnati is suing forme...

Local 12 digital sports columnist and editor Richard Skinner was joined by Mike Petraglia of CLNS Media to discuss several offseason topics surrounding the NFL and Cincinnati Bengals. That includes whether QB Joe Burrow will restructure his contract to impact free agent spending, the NFL Combine in Indianapolis and who the team may target on the market to help the roster.

Local 12 digital sports columnist and editor Richard Skinner was joined by Rick Broering to discuss a variety of topics. Those topics include: *College basketball roundup featuring Mick Cronin, NKU, Cincinnati, Xavier, and Kentucky. *Bengals get C- for 2025 draft class *Can Bengals learn from Chiefs & Mahomes?  *#AskSkinnyAnything See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priv...

Local 12 digital sports columnist and editor Richard Skinner was joined by Mike Petraglia of CLNS Media to discuss several offseason topic surrounding the NFL and Cincinnati Bengals. This episode focused heavily on what they believe is one of the biggest injustices in NFL history — Ken Anderson not being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. They argued that Anderson’s resume, including an...

Local 12 digital sports columnist and editor Richard Skinner was joined by Rick Broering to discuss a variety of topics. Those topics include: *College basketball roundup featuring Cincinnati, Xavier, NKU, and Kentucky. *Super Bowl LX recap *How can Bengals learn from the Seahawks? *Will the Bengals franchise tag Trey Hendrickson\ *Reds report for Spring Training *#AskSkinnyAnything See Privacy Po...

Local 12 Digital Sports Columnist and Editor Richard Skinner was joined by Mike Petraglia from CLNS media to analyze Super Bowl LX and what the Bengals must not only learn, but implement, this offseason. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Local 12 digital sports columnist and editor Richard Skinner was joined by Rick Broering to discuss a variety of topics. Those topics include: *Reds finally add big bat to their lineup - Over/Under 82.5 wins? *College basketball roundup featuring Kentucky, Xavier, NKU, and Cincinnati. *Will Bengals trade for Raiders pass rusher Maxx Crosby? *Super Bowl LX predictions *#AskSkinnyAnything See Privac...

Local 12 digital sports columnist and editor Richard Skinner was joined by Rick Broering to discuss a variety of topics. Those topics include: *College basketball roundup featuring Cincinnati, Xavier, Kentucky, and NKU *Which AFC North team made the best head coaching hire? *Would you pay $140 for a streaming-only option to watch the Reds this year? *#AskSkinnyAnything See Privacy Policy at https:...

Local 12 digital sports columnist and editor Richard Skinner was joined by Rick Broering to discuss a variety of topics. Those topics include: *College basketball roundup featuring Miami, Cincinnati, Xavier, Kentucky, and NKU *Indiana beats Miami in CFP National Championship *Bengals OC Dan Pitcher gets permission from Zac Taylor to interview elsewhere *Elly De La Cruz reportedly turned down an of...

Local 12 digital sports columnist and editor Richard Skinner was joined by Rick Broering to discuss a variety of topics. Those topics include: *College basketball roundup featuring Kentucky, Xavier, Cincinnati, and NKU *The big takeaway from the Bengals' Duke Tobin press conference with media *College Football Playoff National Championship Playoff preview *Reds add a reliever *#AskSkinnyAnything S...

Local 12 Digital Sports Columnist and Editor Richard Skinner was joined by Mike Petraglia from CLNS media to analyze the words of Cincinnati Bengals Director of Player Personnel Duke Tobin following his media conference on Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Local 12 digital sports columnist and editor Richard Skinner was joined by Rick Broering to discuss a variety of topics. Those topics include: *Did Joe Burrow take a dive for Myles Garrett? *Ja'Marr Chase comments on his level of confidence in the coaching staff *Mike Brown confirms Zac Taylor and Duke Tobin will be back next year *A Bengals player is headed to jail *Wes Miller flips out during ra...

Local 12 Digital Sports Columnist and Editor Richard Skinner was joined by Mike Petraglia from CLNS media to analyze the Cincinnati Bengals loss to the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Local 12 digital sports columnist and editor Richard Skinner was joined by Rick Broering to discuss a variety of topics. Those topics include: *Would Bengals have won AFC North if Joe Burrow was healthy all year? *Which Bengals are playing their last game in Cincinnati this week? *Football pick 'em *CFP recap - Ohio State loses to Miami, Ole Miss beats Georgia in thriller *College basketball round...

Local 12 Digital Sports Columnist and Editor Richard Skinner was joined by Mike Petraglia from CLNS media to analyze the Cincinnati Bengals win over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Local 12 digital sports columnist and editor Richard Skinner was joined by Rick Broering to discuss a variety of topics. Those topics include: *Can Bengals actually build momentum towards next season? *Ja'Marr Chase named to the Pro Bowl *Thoughts on the quarterfinals of the College Football Playoff *Football pick 'em *College basketball roundup featuring Cincinnati, Xavier, Kentucky, and Northern...

Local 12 Digital Sports Columnist and Editor Richard Skinner was joined by Mike Petraglia from CLNS media to analyze the Cincinnati Bengals victory over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025. ===================== MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Joe Burrow rebounded from his first time being shut out to throw for 309 yards and four touchdowns as the Cincinnati Bengals routed the Miami Dolphins 45...

Local 12 digital sports columnist and editor Richard Skinner was joined by Rick Broering to discuss a variety of topics. Those topics include: *Bengals fail to clear snow off of seats at Paycor Stadium *Zac Taylor wouldn't confirm how many years are left on his current deal with the Bengals *The Bengals are unlikely to make any coaching/front office changes for next season *Football pick 'em *Coll...

Local 12 Digital Sports Columnist and Editor Richard Skinner was joined by Mike Petraglia from CLNS media to analyze the Cincinnati Bengals loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025.  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Local 12 digital sports columnist and editor Richard Skinner was joined by Rick Broering to discuss a variety of topics. Those topics include: *Crosstown Shootout preview *College basketball roundup with Kentucky and Northern Kentucky *Can Bengals make the playoffs with Burrow back?  *Is the Bengals' defense actually improved?  *Ohio State beats Michigan *Kentucky hires a new head football coach *...

Local 12 Digital Sports Columnist and Editor Richard Skinner was joined by Mike Petraglia from CLNS media to analyze the Cincinnati Bengals loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.