CINCINNATI -- The Cincinnati Bengals recently had a big decision to make.
Should they keep running back Giovani Bernard or release him to get an additional $4.1 million in salary-cap savings? The choice was simple in the end.
After Bernard was unwilling to take a pay cut, the Bengals released the eight-year veteran, who was coming off a very productive 2020. That left the Bengals with a void on the depth chart behind established starter Joe Mixon.
The Bengals believe Mixon’s former college teammate Samaje Perine has earned a bigger role in 2021.