Defensive lineman Jay Tufele signed with the New York Jets, finding his way to a new AFC team despite the Bengals having an obvious need there. Cincinnati did re-sign

NFL free agency has begun, and we're keeping track of every major signing, trade and release of the 2025 offseason, with analysis from our NFL Nation reporters and grades from our experts. The new league year began March 12 at 4 p.

Typically, the first two days of free agency are when teams are most active. The Bengals will continue to add to their roster as the year goes on, but the majority of the bigger moves a team will make usually happens in the first few days.

With the first part of free agency in the books, it's a good time to put together a seven-round mock for the Bengals. For this mock, we are using Pro Football Focus' mock draft simulator. Starks could be a legitimate top-10 talent in this draft class and safety is still a key need as the Bengals look to revamp their defense with new defensive coordinator Al Golden.

Things are as bad as they seem for the Cincinnati Bengals in free agency right now. One look at a Bengals free agency tracker says it all -- they're mostly re-signing their own guys and keeping the roster the same.

We're going on three days without the Cincinnati Bengals adding a new player in free agency. Monday of legal negotiating brought in running back Samaje Perine for a reunion along with true newcomers in nose tackle TJ Slaton and linebacker Oren Burks.

The Cincinnati Bengals have made another move to keep one of their own, this time by re-signing Cam Sample to a one-year deal, according to Tom Pelissero. This will likely be a very minimal deal for Sample,