The Cincinnati Bengals have bucked historical trends, backing up the brinks truck to D.J. Reader and Trae Waynes, as well as doling out cash for Mackensie Alexander and Xavier Su’a-Filo. While these moves certainly help the team, it seems that they have put addressing their biggest need, linebacker, on the back burner.
If the front office wanted to secure one of the hot linebacker names on the market, such as Cory Littleton, Joe Schobert, or Nick Kwiatkoski, they probably could have. Littleton won’t carry a cap hit greater than $11.