Cincinnati native and former 98 Degrees member Nick Lachey is taking a creative new tack in his push to get Bengals owner Mike Brown to sell the team.On Friday, the “Love is Blind” host released a brand new song imploring Brown to relinquish ownership of the Bengals.This comes after the Bengals last year recorded their worst season since 2020, with Cincinnati significantly underperforming expectations with a losing 6-11 record. This was after an injury-heavy season sidelined many of the Bengals’ stars at different points, including Joe Burrow, Trey Hendrickson and Tee Higgins.It also comes as many of the Bengals’ draft picks have fallen short of fan expectations in recent years, with Lachey voicing frustration with the team’s recent draft picks immediately off the bat in his new song.”Time and time again, we’ve seen it slip away, boy,” sang Lachey in the song’s first verse. “Cause they ain’t got not plan, no, no, no, no, no. Another draft done in vain, more and more of the same, and it’s slowly driving me insane.””Sell ’em, Mike Brown,” Lachey then sings in the song’s chorus. “Stop playing a clown. Quit bringing my Bengals down.””Wins don’t come easy,” Lachey then sings in the song’s second verse. “Oh, believe me. Everything that you’ve done. It just turns out so wrong. I think it’s time to say goodbye. Just think of your family. Take your billions and run to that La Jolla sun.”Lachey then referenced both Burrow and former Bengals quarterback Boomer Esiason, who earlier this year publicly voiced frustrations over being forced to pay for travel costs associated with a Ring of Honor game that he was invited to be a guest of honor at in October at Paycor Stadium. Esiason accused Brown of being cheap, saying that he didn’t “know how to take this invite.””In the name of Joe Burrow, won’t you take your billions and go? Just sell ’em, Mike Brown,” Lachey sings toward the end of the song. “I got Boomer on the phone. He wants you to leave Cincinnati alone.”Lachey has been no stranger to voicing his opinions over the years on the Bengals, having previously written a lengthy post on Instagram earlier this month after it was announced by Brown that Bengals head coach Zac Taylor and Director of Player Personnel Duke Tobin would be keeping their jobs for the 2026 season, despite widespread fan outcry for a change-up in coaching leadership.”This is a slap in the face to all Bengals fans, and I’ve been one my whole damn life,” wrote Lachey in part at the time. “When something isn’t working anymore and this clearly isn’t, you change. You adapt. You move on. To not do so is to admit that you have zero problem with the outcome you’re currently in.””I’m 52 years old and I’ve watched this cycle over and over again,” continued Lachey at another point in the post. “Every now and then, we hit lightning in a bottle and make a run and it’s just enough to keep us on the hook as a fan base. We can’t build an enduring winning franchise, though, because we don’t have winning leadership or ownership.”Outside of music and football, Lachey also made news this week (and boosted his Buckeye State credentials in the process) by being part of the announcement that Ohio will play host to Netflix’s hit show “Love is Blind,” which is returning for its milestone 10th season next month.Lachey’s new song can be listened to in full here.
Cincinnati native and former 98 Degrees member Nick Lachey is taking a creative new tack in his push to get Bengals owner Mike Brown to sell the team.
On Friday, the “Love is Blind” host released a brand new song imploring Brown to relinquish ownership of the Bengals.
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This comes after the Bengals last year recorded their worst season since 2020, with Cincinnati significantly underperforming expectations with a losing 6-11 record. This was after an injury-heavy season sidelined many of the Bengals’ stars at different points, including Joe Burrow, Trey Hendrickson and Tee Higgins.
It also comes as many of the Bengals’ draft picks have fallen short of fan expectations in recent years, with Lachey voicing frustration with the team’s recent draft picks immediately off the bat in his new song.
“Time and time again, we’ve seen it slip away, boy,” sang Lachey in the song’s first verse. “Cause they ain’t got not plan, no, no, no, no, no. Another draft done in vain, more and more of the same, and it’s slowly driving me insane.”
“Sell ’em, Mike Brown,” Lachey then sings in the song’s chorus. “Stop playing a clown. Quit bringing my Bengals down.”
“Wins don’t come easy,” Lachey then sings in the song’s second verse. “Oh, believe me. Everything that you’ve done. It just turns out so wrong. I think it’s time to say goodbye. Just think of your family. Take your billions and run to that La Jolla sun.”
Lachey then referenced both Burrow and former Bengals quarterback Boomer Esiason, who earlier this year publicly voiced frustrations over being forced to pay for travel costs associated with a Ring of Honor game that he was invited to be a guest of honor at in October at Paycor Stadium. Esiason accused Brown of being cheap, saying that he didn’t “know how to take this invite.”
“In the name of Joe Burrow, won’t you take your billions and go? Just sell ’em, Mike Brown,” Lachey sings toward the end of the song. “I got Boomer on the phone. He wants you to leave Cincinnati alone.”
Lachey has been no stranger to voicing his opinions over the years on the Bengals, having previously written a lengthy post on Instagram earlier this month after it was announced by Brown that Bengals head coach Zac Taylor and Director of Player Personnel Duke Tobin would be keeping their jobs for the 2026 season, despite widespread fan outcry for a change-up in coaching leadership.
“This is a slap in the face to all Bengals fans, and I’ve been one my whole damn life,” wrote Lachey in part at the time. “When something isn’t working anymore and this clearly isn’t, you change. You adapt. You move on. To not do so is to admit that you have zero problem with the outcome you’re currently in.”
“I’m 52 years old and I’ve watched this cycle over and over again,” continued Lachey at another point in the post. “Every now and then, we hit lightning in a bottle and make a run and it’s just enough to keep us on the hook as a fan base. We can’t build an enduring winning franchise, though, because we don’t have winning leadership or ownership.”
Outside of music and football, Lachey also made news this week (and boosted his Buckeye State credentials in the process) by being part of the announcement that Ohio will play host to Netflix’s hit show “Love is Blind,” which is returning for its milestone 10th season next month.
Lachey’s new song can be listened to in full here.