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Bengals Win Day 1 of Free Agency - But JOB'S NOT DONE!

Locked On Bengals - Daily Podcast On The Cincinnati Bengals

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🗓️ 10 March 2026

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

The Cincinnati Bengals made two huge moves on day one of the legal tampering period, agreeing with safety Bryan Cook and edge rusher Boye Mafe to 3-year deals to raise the floor of a defense that desperately needs talent. Jake Liscow and James Rapien break down why the moves make sense, what moves the Bengals didn't make that they could have considered, and what's left as they're still looking for additions at linebacker and on the defensive line.

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0:00.0

The Bengals made two big moves to bolster their defense on Monday, and there's a whole lot left to do.

0:06.6

We break it all down.

0:07.9

No.

0:12.2

You are locked on Bengals.

0:16.2

Your daily Cincinnati Bengals podcast.

0:19.2

Part of the Locked on Podcast Network, your team every day.

0:23.6

What up Bengals fans and welcome to another episode of the Lockdown Bengals Podcast, part of the Lockdown Podcast Network.

0:29.6

Your team every day. He's James Rapine. I'm Jake Blissko.

0:33.6

We've got you covered here on Lockdown Bengals every day, especially during this free agency period.

0:39.5

This is our third show that we've recorded on Monday, and we're going to finish recording it on Tuesday morning because it's late at night on the East Coast of North America.

0:49.2

And we're going to recap everything that happened today from the deals the Bengals made, what we think about those deals.

0:55.2

And the deals of Bengals didn't make the work that they still have to do.

0:59.4

And make sure you check out those instant reaction shows if you haven't already seen them.

1:03.5

We've got little mini episodes up for each of the signings of Bengals made on Monday, one for Brian Cook, one for Boye, Mafay, and the two big moves of Bengals made. And I just want to shout out the everydayers out there that know that we're locked on your team every day, that know we're the number one sports podcast network in the land as we dive into a pretty exciting day for the Cincinnati Bengals that honestly had some ups and downs, James. It was a bit of a roller coaster ride.

1:28.7

If you go hour by hour, if you're just tuning in now, you're like, huh, free agency was

1:33.3

today.

1:33.5

I wonder what happened.

1:34.7

Well, you didn't ride the ride with us.

1:36.3

You waited for us at the end and you get to see the picklers and understand what happened.

1:40.9

And what happened was that the Bengals signed two of the top defensive

1:45.2

free agents at their respective positions.

1:47.8

And Brian Cook, who was, I think, the consensus top safety.

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