Multiple Bengals Set to Get BIG Raises in 2026 + Dan Pitcher's Future

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🗓️ 22 January 2026

⏱️ 34 minutes

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When Cordell Volson got a player performance escalator raise in 2025, the Bengals reworked his contract to save a little money. They're set to have four players qualify for PPE raises this year as 2023 draftees have carved out big roles on their rookie contracts. Jake Liscow and James Rapien break down how the Bengals should approach raises for DJ Turner, Chase Brown, Jordan Battle, and Andrei Iosivas this off season. Plus, Tampa Bay went with Zac Robinson for offensive coordinator. That ends the Bengals' OC drama for now - at least unless Dan Pitcher's name emerges for another offensive coordinator job.

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0:00.0	The Cincinnati Bengals have four players from their 2023 rookie class due a raise due to player performance escalators.
0:08.7	And that might ring a bell.
0:10.5	Cordell Bolson, the last one to do it.
0:18.4	You are locked on Bengals.
0:20.6	Your daily Cincinnati Bengals podcast. Part of the Locked-on Bengals, your daily Cincinnati Bengals podcast.
0:23.6	Part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:29.0	What up Bengals fans and welcome to another episode of the Lockdown Bengals podcast.
0:32.4	Part of the Lockdown Podcast Network, your team every day, the number one sports podcast network in the land.
0:38.8	He's James Rapine. I'm Jake Lisko. We've been covering your Cincinnati Bengals here on
0:42.7	Lockdown Bengals since 2016, between the two of us, your best consistent one-stop shop
0:48.9	for all things Bengals online. And today we discuss player performance escalators and the Bengals have four players
0:56.6	getting a raise based on how much they've played and that'll be coming to your salary cap soon,
1:04.1	coming to the Bengals salary cap soon in 2026. And we'll discuss the implications of these raises.
1:11.4	And the last time the Bengals had one in Cordell-Voson, it took some action.
1:15.4	They did not want to quite pay the full price of that player performance escalator.
1:20.2	So that is our lead discussion today before we get into what happened in Tampa Bay,
1:25.1	where it does not appear that either Zach Taylor connected coach will get the job Tampa going in a different direction there.
1:33.5	Welcome back, by the way, to all the everydayers out there, everyone who makes Lockdown Bengals there first list.
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2:00.0	James, let's dive in.
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