The Cincinnati Bengals have made some major additions to their defense this offseason as they look to take one of the league's worst units and turn it into a very productive defense.
The Cincinnati Bengals are counting on safety Bryan Cook to be a new leader of the defense. Quarterback Joe Burrow is noting his early efforts in filling that role.
The Cincinnati Bengals missed the playoffs last NFL season, finishing 6-11. That usually leaves everyone feeling hopeless heading into a new year. Instead, the Bengals now sit near the top of the league in projected expectations for 2026.
The Cincinnati Bengals have one of the best rosters in the NFL right now. They have one of the best offenses the city has seen in years. In fact, there's a chance this is the best roster that quarterback Joe Burrow has ever played with.
Cincinnati Bengals rookie Tacario Davis flashed intriguing upside during isolated repetitions at their minicamp. He could potentially transform the visual identity of the Bengals’ secondary.
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase has not participated in voluntary workouts this offseason, and it sounds like he won’t show up until mandatory minicamp.
Yardbarker's best-of NFL positional series continues with linebackers. This does not cover pure pass-rushing threats -- we will get to them -- but rather true off-ball defenders who thrived as traditional inside and outside 'backers.
The Cincinnati Bengals have seemingly gone all-in this offseason. They made this clear by swinging an out-of-character trade for defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence, which sent the No.
The Cincinnati Bengals haven’t discussed restructuring Joe Burrow’s contract this offseason. That’s actually a good thing at this point in the year. It doesn’t sound like the Cincinnati Bengals are going to restructure quarterback Joe Burrow‘s contract this offseason.
The Cincinnati Bengals are favored in 15 of their 17 games this season, per DraftKings Sportsbook. If those lines hold, that will top the franchise record of 14, set in the 2022 season.
As the Cincinnati Bengals prepare for the 2026 season, the team has been making moves to bolster the franchise to return to contender status. One of the moves was the Bengals’ front office trading for Dexter Lawrence from the New York Giants for the 10th overall pick in the last NFL Draft, as one analyst has mixed feelings on it.
Joe Burrow and Trey Hendrickson have gone from teammates to rivals in an instant in the offseason, with the latter deciding to take his talents to the Baltimore Ravens after five seasons donning Cincinnati Bengals colors.
Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow turned heads this week with his evaluation of Cincinnati’s roster. Let’s prove why he’s right to call the 2026 team the “most talented” he’s been a part of since entering the NFL.
The Cincinnati Bengals made most of the upgrades to their roster before the NFL draft started this offseason. They added players like Dexter Lawrence, Boye Mafe, and Bryan Cook before the draft started.
Joe Burrow stepped to the podium during OTAs in late May 2026 and did something most franchise quarterbacks avoid. He didn’t hedge. He didn’t offer the usual “we’re building something” coachspeak.
Damion Willis made a name for himself with the Cincinnati Bengals at the very beginning of his short NFL playing career. He’s now trying to make it as an NFL coach thanks to a program launched by a former Bengals coach.
There is confidence in the NFL, and then there is the kind of swagger that makes defensive coordinators spill coffee onto their play sheets in late May.
Undrafted free agents sign standard three-year contracts that are worth whatever the minimum salary is in those years. In 2026, the standard UDFA deal is worth $3.1 million.