{"id":42470,"date":"2026-01-27T00:19:29","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T00:19:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=42470"},"modified":"2026-01-27T00:19:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T00:19:29","slug":"recent-nfl-signings-put-bengals-in-position-to-make-major-move-before-free-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=42470","title":{"rendered":"Recent NFL Signings Put Bengals in Position to Make Major Move Before Free Agency"},"content":{"rendered":"
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CINCINNATI \u2014 The Bengals have plenty of needs to address this offseason, including the right guard position.<\/p>\n

Veteran Dalton Risner is set to hit free agency. He brought stability to the right side of the offensive line with Amarius Mims lining up at tackle.<\/p>\n

Risner played 767 snaps at right and left guard in 2025. He earned a career-best 69.4 Pro Football Focus grade. His stellar play has Mims pushing for the veteran both publicly and privately.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like he’s one of the best right guards in the NFL,”\u00a0Mims said in our 1-on-1 conversation.\u00a0“He’s helped my game tremendously. As you can see, once we step down beside each other, each week you can see us getting better and better beside each other. I fully stand behind him. I fully support him. I want him back. I want him to be my right guard next year. I won’t rest until he is my right guard next year.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Is it realistic for the Bengals to get a deal done with Risner before free agency?<\/p>\n

Sometimes those talks can be tough, but we’ve seen multiple examples of veterans staying with the current team in recent much.<\/p>\n

First, it was Malcolm Roach in November. Now it’s veteran defensive tackle Teair Tart. He agreed to a three-year extension with the Chargers on Monday.<\/p>\n

Could Risner be the next veteran to sign a long-term extension before free agency?<\/p>\n

In an ideal world, yes. And it certainly helps that he wants to return.<\/p>\n

“This is where I want to be. Unfortunately, I feel like there’s a business aspect to it,” Risner said earlier this month. “I want to play for this organization. I want to be a Cincinnati Bengal. I want to block for Joe Burrow. I want to block for Chase Brown. I want to block for Tee Higgins and Ja’Marr Chase. I mean, I could go on and on and on of the list of guys in this locker room of why I want to be here, the fit, how I play, how I think I can help this team win, the continuity that I had with this offensive line and how we continue to build all year. Yeah, this is exactly where I want to be. I said earlier this week, and I said it last week, is I feel like it’s got to be a mutual thing where we come together and do it.”<\/p>\n

The time is now for the Bengals to engage with Risner’s agent Drew Rosenhaus to get a long-term extension in place. Rosenhaus has represented plenty of previous Bengals stars, including Chad Johnson and Mike Hilton. He currently represents Jalen Rivers and Matt Lee.<\/p>\n

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Malcolm Roach agreed to a 3-yr extension with DEN in Nov. in lieu of waiting to test the FA market in March. <\/p>\n

And now Teair Tart does the same agreeing to a 3-yr extension with LAC.<\/p>\n

Bengals should really be focused on extending RG Dalton Risner ahead of FA. https:\/\/t.co\/3zzM3nZQCA<\/a><\/p>\n

— Andre Perrotta (@andreperrotta13) January 26, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n