John Franklin-Myers Would Be a Huge Addition for the Bengals![\"Denver](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/01kjgc0ja981gsjrvb6r.jpg\" "\\"Denver")
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Dec 7, 2025; Paradise, Nevada, USA; Denver Broncos defensive end John Franklin-Myers (98) reacts after a sack against the Las Vegas Raiders during the first half at Allegiant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images<\/p>\n
“Cincinnati has the cap space to go after a higher profile pass rusher, but Franklin-Myers may be the best fit for the Bengals’ four-man front,” D’Andrea wrote.<\/a> “He’s probably going to get a hefty, but not top-of-market contract that could save enough money to patch up the myriad other holes in the league’s 29th-ranked defense. The veteran lineman\u00a0can generate pressure as a three- or four-technique\u00a0and generated a stop on 20 percent of his run defensive snaps, making him the kind of rising tide Cincy badly needs.”<\/p>\n Franklin-Myers would be the perfect addition for the Bengals. Franklin-Myers has been incredibly consistent over the last five years, playing in at least 16 games in each season. In that same span of time, he’s recorded 29 sacks and 30 tackles for loss.<\/p>\n This is the kind of addition that will boost the Bengals defense, but it won’t cripple their payroll. Franklin-Myers was a huge piece of the defensive front in Denver last season. He could sign with Cincinnati alongside a few other free agents and help rebuild a unit that must improve if the Bengals are going to get back to the playoffs. <\/p>\n For more on the Bengals,\u00a0subscribe to our YouTube Channel<\/a>\u00a0and be sure to check us out on your favorite audio platforms, including\u00a0Apple Podcasts<\/a>,\u00a0Spotify<\/a>,\u00a0iHeartRadio<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Amazon<\/a>. Make sure you\u00a0bookmark BengalsTalk.com\u00a0for the latest Bengals news<\/a>, exclusive interviews, film breakdowns and so much more! We’re a one-stop shop for all things Cincinnati Bengals!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The story of the Cincinnati Bengals offseason revolves around the defense and free agent Trey Hendrickson. Hendrickson and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":780900,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2062],"tags":[232,231,258,2426,7,6],"class_list":{"0":"post-780899","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-denver-broncos","8":"tag-broncos","9":"tag-denver","10":"tag-denver-broncos","11":"tag-denverbroncos","12":"tag-football","13":"tag-nfl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116145150082303418","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/780899","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=780899"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/780899\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/780900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=780899"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=780899"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=780899"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}