{"id":11530,"date":"2025-01-22T23:24:09","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T23:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=11530"},"modified":"2025-01-22T23:24:09","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T23:24:09","slug":"breaking-cincinnati-bengals-hiring-notre-dames-al-golden-for-defensive-coordinator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=11530","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Cincinnati Bengals Hiring Notre Dame&#8217;s Al Golden for Defensive Coordinator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_5109,h_2873,x_0,y_315\/c_fill,w_912,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/all_bengals\/01jhtckdppcf36cx1fjr.jpg\" alt=\"Aug 26, 2023; Dublin, IRL; Notre Dame Fighting Irish Defensive Coordinator Al Golden talks to his players in the second half against the Navy Midshipmen at Aviva Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-Imagn Images | Matt Cashore-Imagn Images\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>CINCINNATI \u2014<\/strong>\u00a0The Bengals are hiring Al Golden to be their next defensive coordinator.<\/p>\n<p>Tom Pelissero of NFL Network was the first to report the news.<\/p>\n<p>Golden, 55, has served as the Notre Dame defensive coordinator for the past three seasons, helping the Fighting Irish make the National Championship Game. Notre Dame lost to Ohio State 34-23, but Golden&#8217;s defense is a big reason why they beat Georgia, Penn State and Indiana to reach the title game.<\/p>\n<p>Golden will be tasked with helping reshape and revamp a Bengals defense that gave up the eighth-most yards (5,921) and the seventh-most points (434) last season.<\/p>\n<p>Golden helped Cincinnati make it to Super Bowl LVI in 2021. 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For details,\u00a0go here.<\/p>\n<p>For more on the Bengals,\u00a0subscribe to our YouTube Channel\u00a0and be sure to check us out on your favorite audio platforms, including\u00a0Apple Podcasts,\u00a0Spotify\u00a0and\u00a0Amazon.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Grading the Bengals: Disappointing Season Falls Short of Playoffs | Enter the Jungle\" width=\"790\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FAcxF7uF9Uk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CINCINNATI \u2014\u00a0The Bengals are hiring Al Golden to be their next defensive coordinator. Tom Pelissero of NFL Network was the first to report the news. 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