The Bengals have a few key free agents they need to retain. But the rest need to be outside guys developed by other teams.

The Atlanta Falcons could have a reunion with Jessie Bates and his former ... He helped establish the Bengals 2021 defense that helped them make a Super Bowl appearance. Guys like Bates, Trey ...

He helped the Bengals make back-to-back AFC title-game appearances in 2021 and 2022 while allowing 18.8 points per game in seven postseason matchups.

Anarumo spent the last six years as the defensive coordinator for the Cincinnati Bengals but was let go following the 2024 ...

The Bengals currently are $47.6 million under the salary cap, according to OverTheCap.com. The 2025 salary cap is projected ...

Bates, meanwhile, went to Atlanta and immediately got All-Pro and Pro Bowl nods. Should Anarumo link up with Bates again and craft an elite defense once more, it's an indictment on the Bengals ...

Lake had never been a defensive coordinator or a defensive playcaller prior to 2024. It's likely that the Falcons bring in ...

The Cincinnati Bengals scapegoating former defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo for last season's failures could be to the benefit of teams like the Indianapolis Colts and the Atlanta Falcons needing a ...

went to Atlanta and immediately got All-Pro and Pro Bowl nods. Should Anarumo link up with Bates again and craft an elite defense once more, it’s an indictment on the Bengals front office in a major ...