If the Bengals have any interest at all here, it would require the Saints tabbing Mathieu as a post-June 1 move for cap-relief purposes. Then, he’d have a base salary of roughly $6 million with a new team.

"Wide receiver Tee Higgins signs with the Commanders. Adding another perimeter target for quarterback Jayden Daniels should be an offseason priority for Washington," Bowen wrote. "It has the cap space to pair Higgins with Terry McLaurin, giving Daniels two difference-makers in the passing game."

FanSided's Devon Platana named Bengals linebacker Germaine Pratt, who reportedly requested a trade earlier this week, as a prime target for the Patriots to pursue when

The underlying thing here? Burrow’s priority is chasing championships. As long as the Bengals show they’ll provide the resources to put him in that position consistently, everything will be fine. So they should do that, rather than find out what happens if they don’t.

Quarterback Joe Burrow, who has been paid what he deserves, said last week that the Bengals “ have the cap space to get it done” with the team’s best players who currently are in line for new contract: receiver Ja’Marr Chase, receiver Tee Higgins, defensive end Trey Hendrickson, tight end Mike Gesicki.

If the Cincinnati Bengals thought Joe Burrow was finally done sending public warnings and pressure their way...they couldn've have been more wrong. Burrow's latest stop on the relentless media tour wa

Now that Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Germaine Pratt has requested a trade, the conversation shifts to where he might end up. At this point, there’s no if about the situation — Pratt is a $7.9 million cap hit in 2025 and an obvious cut candidate after his struggles last year and the defense getting a new coordinator with Al Golden.

Could the Colts bring in a former Bengals captain and longtime starter at linebacker to help install new defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo’s scheme?