Why the Bengals Are PERFECTLY Positioned to Lock Down Their Core This Offseason

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🗓️ 15 January 2026

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

The Cincinnati Bengals have a chance this offseason to lock up foundational pieces to long-term deals—something we've asked them to do for years. James Rapien and Jake Liscow break down why DJ Turner II and Dax Hill should top the extension priority list after breakout campaigns and strong leadership on defense. The guys also dig into past mistakes the Bengals hope to avoid, the potential approach and timeline for new deals, why the front office may hesitate to extend Chase Brown given the running back market, and discuss additional players like Orlando Brown Jr. and Myles Murphy who could be in line for new deals. Plus, how getting ahead on contracts could save the team money and promote stability for years to come.

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0:00.0	The Cincinnati Bengals have a chance to do something this off season.
0:03.4	We've been asking them to do for years, and that's get ahead of some of these key extensions.
0:08.8	Let's break it down.
0:15.6	You are Locked-on Bengals, your daily Cincinnati Bengals podcast.
0:20.6	Part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:26.0	What up Bengals fans and welcome to another episode of the Locked on Bengals podcast.
0:29.6	Part of the Lockdown Podcast Network, the number one sports podcast network in the land.
0:35.2	He's James Rapine.
0:36.3	I'm Jake Liskow.
0:37.2	We've been locked on Bengals here since 2016, your best one-stop shop for all the Bengals news
0:42.6	and analysis you could possibly want.
0:45.2	And today we dive into yet another off-season topic, and that is these extensions, the Bengals
0:50.8	can get out ahead of.
0:52.3	The extensions that could save the Bengals some money in the long run, provide some security and provide some stability at some spots where they have guys worth paying, rewarding guys for those extensions in a way they couldn't get done early with Jamar Chase, with T. Higgins,
1:11.0	at least as early as we would have liked to have seen.
1:14.4	Welcome back to the everydayers.
1:15.5	Welcome back to those of you who make Lockdown Bengals your first listen.
1:19.3	You knew this topic was coming.
1:21.7	And if you're not in one of those two buckets, welcome to the Lockdown Bengals podcast.
1:25.8	Hope you stay with us for what should be an
1:27.9	interesting offseason for the Bengals that will include hopefully some extensions for guys like
1:33.1	DJ Turner, Dax Hill. Maybe Chase Brown enters that conversation, certainly in the list of guys
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