Bengals Still Have BIG Needs to Fill After First Week of Free Agency

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🗓️ 15 March 2026

⏱️ 34 minutes

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The Bengals added 3 good players to their defense last week, but we said the standard for a successful free agency was 5 starters at all 3 levels of the defense. Jake Liscow and James Rapien break down why the Bengals can't be done in their pursuit to add another edge rusher and linebacker to the roster, and which veterans on the market could still help. Plus, we cover why the Josh Johnson addition doesn't preclude re-signing Joe Flacco, and update the Bengals' cap situation that would still benefit from a Joe Burrow restructure.

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0:00.0	A week into free agency, the Bengals have made some significant additions to their defense,
0:04.5	but it's more than fair to say they still have holes.
0:08.0	There's plenty of work for the Bengals still to do.
0:16.3	You are locked on Bengals, your daily Cincinnati Bengals podcast.
0:21.4	Part of the Locked onon Bengals, your daily Cincinnati Bengals podcast. Part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:27.0	What up, Bengals fans, and welcome to another episode of the Lockdown Bengals podcast.
0:30.4	Part of the Lockdown Podcast Network, your team every day in the number one sports podcast network in the land.
0:36.6	He's James Rapids,jev, let's go,
0:37.9	and we are your host of lockdown Bengals covering the Cincinnati Bengals here on this podcast
0:41.9	daily going all the way back to 2016.
0:45.0	And all the everydayers have heard me say that probably thousands of times now,
0:49.6	but we appreciate you being here.
0:51.5	Nonetheless, all of you who make us part of your daily routine, you are, quite frankly, all the best.
0:58.1	Today, we dive into resetting where the Bengals are after one week of free agency.
1:02.6	They've obviously made some big additions, but there's obviously still a lot of work left to do.
1:07.9	And one of the most common questions for me over the last few days, James, has been who's still out there that can help this team? So we'll discuss that.
1:15.2	We'll discuss what the cap situation could look like right now pending details of Jonathan Allen's
1:20.7	deal and cover the minor transaction the Bengals made since you last heard from us, which is signing
1:26.1	Josh Johnson to be
1:27.6	the backup quarterback.
1:28.6	We'll get there later.
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