page_title: 2011 Cincinnati Bengals season
section_title: Training camp
hierarchical_section_title: 2011 Cincinnati Bengals season / Offseason / Training camp
caption_attribution_description: English: Cincinncati Bengals Camp August 6, 2011
context_page_description: The 2011 Cincinnati Bengals season was the franchise's 44th season as a professional football team and 42nd in the National Football League. The Bengals entered the season coming off a 4–12 in 2010. Head Coach Marvin Lewis was re-signed by the team. Quarterback Carson Palmer demanded a trade and was dealt to the Oakland Raiders. Wide receiver Chad Johnson was traded to the New England Patriots. Replacing the two, the organization drafted QB Andy Dalton and WR AJ Green in the 2011 NFL Draft. The start of the 2011 season was hindered by a lockout, which cancelled the teams' mini-camp.
  After going 1–3 in pre-season, the Bengals started their season off with a win against division rival Cleveland Browns, en route to a 9–7 record—their best outing since 2009. It received a Wild Card spot in the 2011–12 NFL playoffs where it lost in the opening round to the Houston Texans. Four players—Dalton, Green, defensive lineman Geno Atkins, and tight end Jermaine Gresham—were elected to the 2012 Pro Bowl; Atkins was also selected to the Associated Press' 2011 All-Pro Team.
context_section_description: Training camp was held at Georgetown College, in Georgetown, Kentucky, for the 15th straight year. Players reported on July 28, the first practice was July 30, and camp ended on August 7. On July 28, the Bengals traded Ochocinco to the New England Patriots for a late draft pick in 2012 and another late pick in 2013. A few days later, RB Cedric Benson, who was arrested prior, signed a new, one-year contract with the team. Other notable roster changes during training camp include cutting DE Antwan Odom because of his injury, and CB Johnathan Joseph was picked up from free agency by the Houston Texans.
  The San Diego Union Tribune claimed Green was the best player of the entire training camp. The Bengals wanted CB Adam Jones to participate to hopefully become the starter; however, he did not participate in camp due to a neck injury. On the first day of practice, LB Roddrick Muckelro ruptured his Achilles' tendon, which caused him to miss the entire season. Dalton played well enough in training camp for Marvin Lewis to nominate him to be the starter for the opening pre-season game. Former Bengals QB Boomer Esiason criticized this move claiming, "If they force-feed [Dalton] and put him in games right away, he will get killed. He will get eaten alive."
caption: Andy Dalton during training camp
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