The Enquirer’s Kelsey Conway posted an extended Q&A with former Bengals offensive tackle Andrew Whitworth this week as the 2026 offseason rolls on.
Whitworth played for the Bengals from 2006-17 and knows firsthand how frustrating the organization’s operating mentality can be. He dove into drafting inconsistencies being the biggest reason they’ve never gotten over the Super Bowl hump.
“I think for them, health has been a factor. Obviously, you can’t change a lot of that,” he said to Conway. “There’s also been things where you say, defensively, it’s been a struggle. I think the biggest problem has probably been not being able to bring in the kind of guys that draft well. A franchise like Cincinnati, let’s be real with each other, they’re not going to live in a trade world, (they’re not) going to overpay guys. So guess what? You’re going to have to draft well. And when you don’t, the whole entire team suffers, and it’s been a problem.”
Whitworth Keeps It Real