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4 Bengals players who definitely won't be back in 2025

The Cincinnati Bengals have some decisions to make on pending free agents that are more difficult than others, but there are four obvious candidates to flee the team this offseason.

Whether it's underachieving draft picks, floppy open-market additions from years past, or even a longtime franchise cornerstone, the Bengals are overdue to really shake up this roster. And I don't mean via veteran stopgaps and bargain-bin acquisitions.

So who comprises this hopefully-gone Cincinnati quartet? Let's begin with the biggest no-brainer of the lot...

Geno Stone, S

Whereas ascending young safety Jordan Battle showed some promise throughout the 2025 season, Geno Stone continued to underwhelm as the starter next to him in the Bengals' secondary.