Former New England Patriots linebacker Jahlani Tavai fits what the Cincinnati Bengals need.
Jonathan Allen, a decade-long staple in the upper echelon of NFL interior defense, is old enough to have been recruited by Bengals defensive line coach Jerry Montgomery at Oklahoma and to model himself after one of his early peers in great Bengals defensive tackle Geno Atkins.
Free-agent defensive back Marco Wilson, who played parts of the past two seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals, is signing a one-year deal with the Miami Dolphins, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
It ain’t the restructure we’ve longed for, but what a great break!
Cincinnati has to face him twice a season now.
Before the Cincinnati Bengals signed Jonathan Allen in NFL free agency, much of the discourse focused on something else: The free agents the Bengals targeted…and missed.
The frenzy of free agent signings that annually marks the beginning of a new league year has dominated NFL headlines for the past week.
Team needs have become clearer as the free-agency frenzy winds down
NFL free agency opened on Monday, and while the new league year officially opened on Wednesday, the deals have been fast and furious.
Crosby was heading to Baltimore until the Ravens backed out of the trade. How did this mess happen?
How has every team fared in 2026 NFL free agency to kick off the latest league new year?