The Cincinnati Bengals have plenty of players looking for rebound or breakout seasons in 2025.
Most of the big names are easy to tick off quickly. Think, a critical season for former first-rounder Myles Murphy.
One that isn’t so simple, though? Consider safety Tycen Anderson.
Anderson has been in the background at an embattled safety spot still reeling years later from the loss of Jessie Bates made no better by Dax Hill’s position change. But quietly in that background, he’s been a key special teams player for the Bengals.
And he has bigger goals going into 2025.
“I want to be the best special teams player in the league,” Anderson said, according to Bengals radio broadcaster Dan Hoard. “There are a lot of great dudes and I want to be brought up in the discussion and push for an All-Pro season.”
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A fifth-round pick in 2022 from Toledo, Anderson has fought through multiple big injuries as a pro, yet still remains as a key component of Darrin Simmons’ unit on special teams.
While Anderson doesn’t necessarily figure to break into the role in the base defense as the Bengals roll with Jordan Battle and Geno Stone, there’s something to be said for consistency on special teams — just look at how chaotic the kicking and punting units have been over the last few years as new names enter the fray.
For the Bengals, Anderson breaking all the way out and hitting these goals would probably coincide with quite a bit of team success in the win column, too.
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