CINCINNATI -- The Cincinnati Bengals learned just how quickly narratives can change in the NFL over the past 13 months.
Of course, for that to happen, it requires a team to be ambitious and take on some risks. When the Bengals had the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 draft, pundits wondered if they had either attribute as they prepared to select quarterback Joe Burrow.
That was before Cincinnati shelled out hundreds of millions in new contracts. In the past two off-seasons, the Bengals dipped into free agency to bring in new blood trying to accelerate a much-needed rebuild.