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Carlos Dunlap walked into the Cincinnati Bengals locker room and noticed a group of videographers and reporters waiting by his locker in a far corner of the room."Y'all looking for me?" he said.Indeed http://www.cincinnatibengalsteamonline.com/randy-bullock-jersey , Dunlap was the focus on the first day of mandatory minicamp after skipping most of the voluntary offseason workouts in Cincinnati. The ninth-year defensive end chose to work out on his own while his agent negotiated a new deal with the team, costing him $300,000 in bonuses.Rather than skip the minicamp as well, he decided to catch up on what he's missed with a new defense being implemented.Plus, he's encouraged by the progress made on a deal that would keep him in Cincinnati well beyond 2018."There are no hard feelings between any of us," Dunlap said Tuesday. "This is the process. Both sides understand it."Dunlap is a key to the Bengals' hopes of a turnaround this season. They slid to 18th in the league overall and 30th against the run last season while missing out on the playoffs for a second straight year. Coordinator Paul Guenther left to join Jon Gruden with the Raiders, and Teryl Austin was hired as his replacement.Dunlap has been a game-changer in Cincinnati with his ability to rush the quarterback and bat down passes. He's second on the team's career sacks list with 64陆, and he's been the best lineman in the league at batting down passes over the past few seasons.Coaches have been trying to get him to be more consistent not only from game-to-game, but within games as well. His number of plays could diminish this season as Cincinnati integrates some of its young pass rushers into the line rotation.Carl Lawson had 8陆 sacks last season, the most by an NFL rookie and one sack shy of Dunlap's team rookie record from 2010."They're very adamant about having a big rotation, and I would too with all this talent on the D-line," Dunlap said.Dunlap and tackle Geno Atkins have anchored the line since 2010. Atkins leads the NFL in sacks by an interior lineman over the past few years. Dunlap had a career-high 13陆 sacks in 2015 http://www.cincinnatibengalsteamonline.com/mark-walton-jersey , but slipped to 8 the following season and 7陆 last year, third on the team.By working out on his own the past few months, he missed a chance to learn the system implemented by Austin. He said the biggest change is in terminology."They're pretty much similar in scheme — minor tweaks here or there — but they're things we already had in our defense," Dunlap said. "So it's not like a full spring cleaning or anything."Coach Marvin Lewis said Dunlap won't get much time on the field during the three-day minicamp because he's missed so much practice time."It's a chance for him to get a preview of what will happen during training camp," Lewis said. "He'll get very limited repetitions (in minicamp) just because these guys have been working here for an amount of weeks and he hasn't been here."WOODSIDE CHARGED: Rookie quarterback Logan Woodside — a seventh-round pick from Toledo — practiced Tuesday after arraignment in northern Kentucky. He was charged over the weekend with speeding and driving under the influence in Bellevue, Kentucky, according to information in his case file in Campbell County District Court. The Bengals said they're aware of the matter and gathering information. Lewis declined further comment.EIFERT MISSING: Tight end Tyler Eifert was in the locker room but didn't participate in the afternoon practice. Lewis declined to say why the often-injured tight end wasn't on the field. "He was here all morning and then all of a sudden he wasn't," Lewis said. "I'm sure he's being dealt with in some kind of medical fashion. That's the only reason a guy wouldn't be here."Eifert was limited to two games last season because of chronic back problems. He signed a one-year deal after the season. Lewis said Eifert has been doing well so far in his latest comeback."When we start to play football, then we'll have an idea where he is," Lewis said.Bengals at Panthers: 5 players we should be watching The football Gods decided to balance out the Bengals fortune this week by bestowing numerous injuries during and after the team’s 2-0 start. Several key players could or will miss their upcoming road game against the Panthers, and some familiar faces will have to step in for the entire game in order to come out of Charlotte with a win. Here are the five Bengals we think you should focus on in your viewing of the game.Giovani BernardWhat in the world is going on in the Bengals running back room? Starter Joe Mixon had arthroscopic surgery last Saturday that removed a small particle from his knee and was slated to miss potentially multiple games. Now his return is entirely up to him as it was revealed he actually just had a slight meniscus tear. On Monday’s practice, we learned that Tra Carson tore a hamstring and has since been waived http://www.cincinnatibengalsteamonline.com/hardy-nickerson-jersey , and in his place came free agent signee Thomas Rawls. The fourth-year player failed to make the Jets roster this preseason after an injury-filled three year run with the Seahawks, but won a spot after the Bengals worked him and three other running backs out earlier this week. Now it’s Bernard, the man who is supposed to take over for Mixon, dealing with a knee injury of his own. Bernard was limited in yesterday’s practice and it’s unclear as of now if he’ll be 100% for Sunday’s game. If he is, how he fares in an increased role against a Luke Kuechly-lead defense on the road will be crucial for the Bengals red hot offense.John RossThe offense has been very good, but outside of his touchdown catch in Week 1, Ross has mainly been a bystander to all the success so far.Ross ranks fifth in targets with six and has only caught two of them. He simply hasn’t been an integral part of the offense, even though he’s been getting separation more times that he’s had the ball come his way. The potency of the offense speaks to Ross’ lack of contribution and yet still putting up 61 points, but we’d like to see Ross have a game like Tyler Boyd just had against Baltimore pretty soon. Before that happens though, Ross needs to re-establish trust with his hands, as he’s turning into a body-catcher. As we’ve seen in the preseason and Week 1, all it takes is one play for Ross’ to make a lasting impact on the defense. A breakout game against the Panthers speedy defense would be very welcomed. Alex RedmondAs Trey Hopkins takes over at center for Billy Price in the coming weeks http://www.cincinnatibengalsteamonline.com/germaine-pratt-jersey , Redmond has his own issues he’s still working through. Through two weeks, he’s been one of the worst pass-blocking guards in the league, and has allowed the most pressure from any Bengals offensive lineman.It’s not been all bad for Redmond, but his good reps have been just as prevalent as his bad ones. The beginning of his first season starting is mirroring Hopkins’ 2017 season minus the injury Hopkins suffered early on. During the first handful of the games Hopkins started, he also went through a rough patch but eventually started to play a lot more consistently near the end of the season. The hope is that Redmond follows suit and he can provide more consistency.Redmond has shown he’s at the very least capable, and going up against Panthers defensive tackle Kawann Short will be a monumental task for him this week. Sam HubbardIs Michael Johnson playing? We don’t know, but we do know he’s somehow practicing this week after it was reported he’d be sidelined for a little while with a knee injury. Johnson may not end up suiting up, and if that’s the case, Hubbard will be counted on to play around 50 snaps again like he did last Thursday.The Bengals defensive line as a whole has a huge responsibility going up against the best dual-threat quarterback in the game in Cam Newton. Specifically for force players on the edge like Hubbard, they need to stay discipline on reads and options and not allow Newton to get past the edge. For Hubbard’s third game of his career, he’ll have his hands full in that regard. Luckily, the Panthers are having pass protection issues all over their offensive line Joe Mixon Jersey Limited , so Hubbard could record his second sack of his young career as well. Dre KirkpatrickIn fairness to the eldest member of the Bengals secondary, his first two games have been about as good overall compared to his counterpart William Jackson. But the head-scratching moments always seem to happen when the ball comes Kirkpatrick’s way. As expected, Kirkpatrick has been tested more than Jackson thus far, especially deep down the field. John Brown beat and lost to Kirkpatrick a couple times in last Thursday’s game, as Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco showed he did want to test Kirkpatrick in that matchup.Newton is even more aggressive in pushing the ball vertically, and we could expect a similar performance from Kirkpatrick because of it. Panthers wide receiver and former Baltimore Raven Torrey Smith is currently 9th in the NFL in Average Targeted Air Yards per NFL.com’s Next Gen Stats, so Kirkpatrick might have a full day of trailing on vertical routes with Smith.