Bengals Young Leaders Must Emerge In 2015

The Cincinnati Bengals have one of their largest and arguably most important free agencies following the 2015 season. Geoff Hobson wrote an article this week on Bengals.com on how there are emerging leaders in the locker room, but it is understated how important it is for them to step up now. The uncertainty surrounding players like Andrew Whitworth and Andre Smith heading into 2016 leads to a big question, who will be the leaders on this team following 2015?

Young players like Clint Boling and Russell Bodine will need to prove they deserve their roles. Boling will need to validate his new contract by stepping up and taking the lead this season instead of waiting until it is too late. It is…