As the Bengals start prep for 2026, Trey Hendrickson is the obvious headline act. But with Hendrickson and the Bengals seemingly set on going their different ways, the rest of the class is rather mundane compared to past years. There are some free agents the Bengals will likely attempt to get back, like Joseph Ossai and Dalton Risner, of course.

The Cincinnati Bengals are signing CFL wide receiver Dohnte Meyers to their 2026 offseason roster. Meyers is joining the Bengals following a recent workout with the club. Per Dan Ralph of The Canadian Press,

With time quietly running on several deals, the Cincinnati Bengals enter a delicate stretch where past production, locker-room value and future flexibility begin to intersect long before any decisions are made.

The Bengals also signed six players to one-year contract extensions: There aren’t any major surprises on the contract extensions front. They like the developmental depth of the defenders re-signed, plus the major flashes Mitchell Tinsley showed, dating back to last summer.

The Bengals boast 15 unrestricted free agents and one restricted, with $69 million in cap space for 2026, ranking eighth in the NFL.

According to NFL Nerd, an X account that does advanced NFL schedule analytics, the Bengals have the third-easiest strength of schedule based on opponents’ 2025 records with a collective winning percentage of .450. The only teams with easier schedules based solely on 2025 records are the Saints (.434) and the Browns (.429).

The Cincinnati Bengals made two smaller roster moves ahead of the Week 18 season finale against the Cleveland Browns. There, the Bengals announced the elevations of defensive lineman Howard Cross and cornerback Bralyn Lux to the active roster for the game against the Browns. The moves come in response to the team’s final injury report.

Here we'll try to look at and discuss the Bengals' 3-round mock draft according to the PFF mock draft simulator.

It isn't often fans look forward to an offseason press conference. But that is certainly the case on Friday, when Cincinnati Bengals Director of Player Personnel Duke Tobin will speak publicly for the first time since July.

The Cincinnati Bengals made a wave of roster moves on the Monday after the season ended. It was mostly routine stuff, like securing most of the practice squad on reserve/futures deals as they head into the offseason and beef up the roster limit before free agency and the draft. The Bengals also signed a handful of players to one-year deals.