NFL agent survey confirms Bengals' awful reputation despite big offseason

You won't find many defenders of the Cincinnati Bengals' front office outside of their own fan base. The powers that be in Cincinnati have improved in many areas during the Joe Burrow era, but their dealings with agents and player contracts still leave a lot to be desired. Did the Bengals get just about everything done that they needed to this offseason? Yes. They extended offensive weapons Ja'Marr Chase, Tee Higgins, and Mike Gesicki. They gave stud pass-rusher Trey Hendrickson a big pay raise. They even made some late additions to boost the trenches on both sides with Dalton Risner and Mike Pennel. Alas, the rest of the league still holds the organization in rather low esteem — or at least that's the consensus from the agents tasked to navigate the hardball Bengals brain trust. Washington Commanders reporter Ben Standig conducted a survey of 24 NFL agents and asked them a variety of questions about their dealings with NFL teams. This is the seventh year Standig has collected such data. Despite all of Cinci