Bengals are hosting free agent quarterback Trevor Semien. Semien has 30 career starts.
Currently the only two quarterbacks under contract for the 2023 season are Joe Burrow and Jake Browning. Browning has never thrown a regular season pass.
Free Agency 2023 Thread.
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Hits posted it the other day...orange_black wrote: ↑Wed Apr 05, 2023 1:36 pmim not even sure who Tarell Basham is !!!!
https://twitter.com/Bengals/status/1643632258161491968
4256 Hits wrote: ↑Fri Mar 31, 2023 4:52 pmBengals sign free agent DL Tarell Basham
The Cincinnati Bengals have made an addition to the defensive line in free agency with Tarell Basham.
Basham, an Ohio University product and third-round pick by the Indianapolis Colts in 2017, has been with four different teams since entering the league.
Over six seasons, Basham has 11 sacks and five forced fumbles and projects to join the current Bengals line as a rotational player capable of bolstering the pass-rush.
Still just 29 years old, Basham won’t prevent the Bengals from adding further defensive linemen in the draft. But finding guys who can play the edge and potentially kick inside and provide a rush has been a priority.
Basham, alongside another free agent who signed elsewhere, visited the Bengals last week. His reps confirmed the move on social media:
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4 Bengals free agents we are shocked haven’t re-signed yet
The Cincinnati Bengals entered the offseason thinking the theme would be retaining their own players before things went off the rails.
Granted, going off the rails meant unexpectedly losing Vonn Bell and Samaje Perine in addition to Jessie Bates and Hayden Hurst. That, of course, all lead to the team being able to sign Orlando Brown Jr. for the offensive line.
Despite the surprises, the Bengals have re-signed some of their own, such as Germaine Pratt and a handful of others.
But it’s a little head-turning to see a few of the bigger names the team has yet to bring back because they feel like no-brainers as far as re-signings go.
CB Eli Apple
Personal feelings about Apple and some of his social media antics aside, he’s stepped up two years in a row now as a starting boundary cornerback in place of supposed No. 1s and played well. Last year, he allowed a completion percentage of less than 60 on a gaudy 79 targets. It’s hard to imagine another team is giving him a chance to start, so the Bengals would be foolish not to get him back.
TE Drew Sample
Sample wasn’t the most popular draft pick at the time of his second-round arrival and his quiet stats haven’t changed that. But he’s a superb blocker and good depth. The Bengals want to get more dynamic at the position and should, but bringing Sample back as the second or third guy and as a capable sub blocker makes sense.
LB Clay Johnston
Johnston had that stunning stop on Derrick Henry in the playoffs two postseasons ago and remains quality depth. Rather than trusting key depth and special teams to a rookie, Johnston is a name the team should want to bring back.
QB Brandon Allen
Continuity in a system is important, which is why Allen makes the cut here. He’s been in the Zac Taylor offense for a while now. The Bengals have been sniffing around other free agent quarterbacks, but getting him back even as a third option makes a lot of sense for the quarterback room.
The Cincinnati Bengals entered the offseason thinking the theme would be retaining their own players before things went off the rails.
Granted, going off the rails meant unexpectedly losing Vonn Bell and Samaje Perine in addition to Jessie Bates and Hayden Hurst. That, of course, all lead to the team being able to sign Orlando Brown Jr. for the offensive line.
Despite the surprises, the Bengals have re-signed some of their own, such as Germaine Pratt and a handful of others.
But it’s a little head-turning to see a few of the bigger names the team has yet to bring back because they feel like no-brainers as far as re-signings go.
CB Eli Apple
Personal feelings about Apple and some of his social media antics aside, he’s stepped up two years in a row now as a starting boundary cornerback in place of supposed No. 1s and played well. Last year, he allowed a completion percentage of less than 60 on a gaudy 79 targets. It’s hard to imagine another team is giving him a chance to start, so the Bengals would be foolish not to get him back.
TE Drew Sample
Sample wasn’t the most popular draft pick at the time of his second-round arrival and his quiet stats haven’t changed that. But he’s a superb blocker and good depth. The Bengals want to get more dynamic at the position and should, but bringing Sample back as the second or third guy and as a capable sub blocker makes sense.
LB Clay Johnston
Johnston had that stunning stop on Derrick Henry in the playoffs two postseasons ago and remains quality depth. Rather than trusting key depth and special teams to a rookie, Johnston is a name the team should want to bring back.
QB Brandon Allen
Continuity in a system is important, which is why Allen makes the cut here. He’s been in the Zac Taylor offense for a while now. The Bengals have been sniffing around other free agent quarterbacks, but getting him back even as a third option makes a lot of sense for the quarterback room.
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Ian Rapoport @RapSheet
Odell Beckham Jr has agreed to a deal with the Ravens.
Tom Pelissero @TomPelissero
More details on Odell Beckham Jr.‘s one-year deal with the #Ravens:
$13.835 million signing bonus
$1.165 million base salary
$3M in reachable incentives
So OBJ will make at least $15 million and as much as $18M on the deal negotiated by agent Zeke Sandhu.
Odell Beckham Jr has agreed to a deal with the Ravens.
Tom Pelissero @TomPelissero
More details on Odell Beckham Jr.‘s one-year deal with the #Ravens:
$13.835 million signing bonus
$1.165 million base salary
$3M in reachable incentives
So OBJ will make at least $15 million and as much as $18M on the deal negotiated by agent Zeke Sandhu.
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That much signing bonus for a "nut job" and old WR is crazy.
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Oh cool the team in our division with no QB signed an old guy coming off a 3rd ACL. Cool.
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.....Field Yates @FieldYates
The Cardinals worked out former Bengals TE Drew "Junior" Sample.