The Cincinnati Bengals desperately need to upgrade their defense this offseason. The Bengals hold the No. 10 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. In a perfect world, they would land either safety Caleb Downs or edge rusher Rueben Bain Jr.
We’re getting closer and closer to NFL free agency, and the Cincinnati Bengals have 16 players with expiring contracts. Who will re-sign with the team, and who will leave when the 2026 league year begins?
Trey Hendrickson has been at the top of most NFL free agency player rankings heading into the 2026 cycle, but NFL Media's Gregg Rosenthal doesn't see it that way.
It's NFL Combine week, which means free agency is right around the corner. There are plenty of deals that the Bengals need to get done this offseason. Here are three moves they should make before the legal tampering period starts on March 9.
Bengals fans have their eyes on Ohio State safety Caleb Downs in the 2026 NFL Draft and Dan Hoard is noticing. The team's play-by-play voice chatted with a few college color commentators on the Bengals Booth Podcast about the stars they've covered over the past few years.
As NFL rules have changed, defensive backs' job descriptions have transitioned. Here is our best attempt at identifying the premier DB performer in each NFL franchise's history.
The Cincinnati Bengals seem bound to lose star edge rusher Trey Hendrickson this offseason. It appears as though the bridge has been burnt between the two sides, even if the Bengals could afford a new contract at this point.
However large you think this year's crop of free agents is, it will indeed be larger by the time Mar. 11 comes around when the 2026 league year officially begins.
The Cincinnati Bengals are a very intriguing team to follow this offseason and a lot of the buzz around the team revolves around superstar edge rusher Trey Hendrickson.
The good news for the Cincinnati Bengals: They have a superstar quarterback in Joe Burrow and perhaps the best wide receiver duo in the NFL in Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins.
NFL Draft expert Chad Forbes thinks the Bengals should tap into the Green Bay Packers free-agency pivot from late last decade. Cincinnati is flush with top 10 cap space and needs mostly all contained on the defensive side of the ball.
There's no dire need to change the Cincinnati Bengals' offensive line this offseason, which has not been the norm in recent years. Extending Dalton Risner prior to free agency is the biggest move that needs to be made, but as long as that happens, the unit looks really promising for 2026.
A Bengals great is hurt along with the NFL community after the suicide death of Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Rondale Moore this weekend. Bengals ' A.J.
The Cincinnati Bengals have the No. 10 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, and are poised to pick a premium player. The Bengals also have two sixth-round picks and two seventh-round picks in the upcoming draft, which will allow them to take more flyers on players then in years past.
It's no secret that Trey Hendrickson's days in Cincinnati could be numbered. The former NFL sack leader is set to become a free agent next month. Will he make it that far?
Myles Murphy is our latest subject on the Bengals Youth Checkup series this offseason. The now fourth-year defensive end just played his best season in the NFL on a career-high snap total to breathe some life into his career prospects.
The NFL staff at Bleacher Report came together to rank the top 100 quarterbacks in NFL history this week, and Cincinnati had four former players make the list.
The Cincinnati Bengals need to be aggressive with their money in free agency. They have plenty to spend, as Spotrac states they have $53 million in cap space this offseason.
The goal for the Cincinnati Bengals should be to exit free agency feeling pretty good about their defense. Filling their dire needs as best they can is imperative if they want to open up the 2026 NFL Draft.
The Cincinnati Bengals need to hit a home run in free agency this offseason or they're at risk of wasting the prime years of Joe Burrow, Ja'Marr Chase, and Tee Higgins.
The Cincinnati Bengals are targeting Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Devin Lloyd in free agency to address a position group that ranked last in the NFL in PFF overall grade in 2025.
The Cincinnati Bengals announced they re-signed CB Jalen Davis and RB Kendall Milton to one-year contract extensions on Friday. Davis, 29, wound up going undrafted out of Utah State back in 2018 and signing with the Dolphins.
Last summer, the Bengals and Hendrickson agreed to a revised deal that gave him a raise for the 2025 season and kept him in the final year of his contract.