{"id":21293,"date":"2025-04-23T23:07:15","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T23:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=21293"},"modified":"2025-04-23T23:07:15","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T23:07:15","slug":"hot-news-dj-turner-is-healthy-and-ready-to-rock-as-otas-get-underway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=21293","title":{"rendered":"HOT NEWS: DJ Turner is healthy and ready to rock as OTAs get underway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/YVqOV2IHuGoTZNV44pGgnTJedL0=\/0x0:4880x3254\/1200x800\/filters:focal(2054x718:2834x1498)\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_image\/image\/74040846\/2185319280.0.jpg\" alt=\"Cincinnati Bengals v Los Angeles Chargers\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"BsEjh4\">It\u2019s no secret that the Cincinnati Bengals&#8217; defense was a trainwreck for most of the 2024 season, and changes needed to be made.<\/p>\n<p id=\"34l2bv\">A big part of getting improved play from that unit in 2025 could be the rise of third-year cornerback DJ Turner, who says that he is 100% as Organized Team Activities start for the team at Paycor Stadium.<\/p>\n<p id=\"4Am7OL\">\u201cOh yeah, I\u2019m 100 percent,\u201d Turner told KPRC 2, the NBC affiliate in Houston. \u201cI\u2019m ready to go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"UrcriE\">We\u2019ve now got some highlights of Turner in action at Bengals OTAs.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">DJ Turner is back. Ready. <\/p>\n<p>Via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bengals?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@bengals<\/a> \ud83c\udfa5 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9tAhYgrXuz\">pic.twitter.com\/9tAhYgrXuz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Wincy (@WincinnatiPod) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WincinnatiPod\/status\/1914776350914732293?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 22, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p id=\"eh1XWB\">Turner made strides in his second season with the Bengals in 2024. He defended eight passes last season, a season after he defended seven passes and had 50 combined tackles in 2023.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mbLsJE\">A second-round pick out of Michigan in 2023, Turner has started 18 of 28 games he has played through his first two seasons. However, he suffered a season-ending clavicle injury midway through the 2024 season after he really appeared to be growing into a solid starter.<\/p>\n<p id=\"8sRdkF\">As the Bengals seemingly move on from Mike Hilton, Turner will be a key player in the Bengals&#8217; secondary as they continue to transition to a younger group.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Out of 127 qualifying Cornerbacks in 2024, DJ Turner ranked&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 40st in Coverage Grade from PFF (68.4)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 5th in Forced Incompletion percentage (21%)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 10th in Pass Rating when targeted (74.0)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 29th in Snaps per Target (7.8)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 16th in Snaps per Reception Allowed (14.4)<\/p>\n<p>-\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3jGjUCIJHK\">pic.twitter.com\/3jGjUCIJHK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Goodberry (@JoeGoodberry) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeGoodberry\/status\/1910056088252338254?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Bengals are hoping Turner can solidify his place as a starting cornerback.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":21294,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cincinnati-bengals"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - 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