The Cincinnati Bengals must improve their defense this offseason, and it may mean addition by subtraction when it comes to some of their marquee free agents.
Although there's no denying that 2025 first-round pick Shemar Stewart had a massive letdown of a rookie season, he's a huge piece to the puzzle for Cincinnati to turn its defense around next season. That's because the defensive end room stands to lose a lot of production.
Some new predictions from a boots-on-the-ground reporter who's very plugged in to the Bengals' goings-on suggest the team will suffer multiple open-market casualties in March.