Would Bengals already trade second-round project?
This is, after all, the team that traded away the 10th overall pick in the Dexter Lawrence deal. And it’s a franchise that, beyond that, just doesn’t do much in the way of trades.
Dan Hoard sits down for an in-depth conversation with safety Bryan Cook as he prepares for his first season with his hometown team. Then, Dan visits with Ja’Marr Chase at his annual football camp for Cincinnati area kids.
Bengals’ Myles Murphy lands
a bold prediction that might just work out
Orr wrote: “Cincinnati recently declined the fifth-year option on its 2023 first-round pick, but Murphy, who played some of his best football down the stretch in 2025 and logged the majority of his quarterback hits and sacks over the final eight weeks of the season, will finally find a home in a deeper, rotational Bengals defense.”
Joe Burrow Looking Forward to Facing Ravens, Trey Hendrickson This Season
“Obviously with Trey [Hendrickson] going to Baltimore that’s going to be an exciting matchup each time we get to play them” Burrow said. “I love Trey. He’s a competitive, fiery, unique personality that I’ve got to be on the same sideline as him and watch him terrorize people for several years, and I’m excited for that challenge.”
Seven NFL teams that addressed glaring weaknesses this offseason: Bengals, Cowboys, Ravens boosted D
To address the issue, Cincy signed the highest-ranked free-agent safety in Gregg Rosenthal’s Top 101, Bryan Cook, as well as Kyle Dugger. Cook was analytically elite last season, so the upgrade cannot be overstated. The Bengals also spent a third-round pick on cornerback Tacario Davis, who has the size (at nearly 6-foot-4) to play some snaps at safety and help cover tight ends. The Bengals were historically bad at that latter part last year, allowing the most yards to TEs in a single season (1,444) by any defense in the Super Bowl era, per NFL Research. The jury’s out on whether this weakness becomes a strength in 2026, but at the very least, Cincinnati shored up a major hole.
Joe Burrow Opens Up About Relationship With Bengals Front Office After Busy Offseason
“It’s great, we always have a line of communication,” Burrow said. “I wasn’t happy with how the last several years have gone, they weren’t happy with how the last several years have gone. So we have that in common, and we just want to try to put a good product on the field that we can go and win games, win championships, and be competitive.”
