2022 Cincinnati Bengals season
2022 Cincinnati Bengals season | |
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Owner | Mike Brown |
Head coach | Zac Taylor |
Home field | Paul Brown Stadium |
Uniform | |
The 2022 season will be the Cincinnati Bengals' 53rd in the National Football League (NFL), their 55th overall and their fourth under head coach Zac Taylor. The Bengals will look to make the Super Bowl back-to-back seasons for the first time in franchise history, after making Super Bowl LVI the previous season.
Offseason[]
Free agents[]
- As of March 22, 2022
Unrestricted[]
Position | Player | 2022 Team | Date signed | Contract |
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QB | Brandon Allen | Cincinnati Bengals | March 17[1] | 1 year, $1.5 million |
S | Ricardo Allen | Retired[2] | ||
CB | Eli Apple | Cincinnati Bengals | March 17[3] | 1 year, $4 million |
S | Jessie Bates III | Cincinnati Bengals | Franchise tagged | |
CB | Jalen Davis | |||
LB | Jordan Evans | |||
CB | Tre Flowers | |||
CB | Vernon Hargreaves III | |||
LS | Clark Harris | Cincinnati Bengals | March 16[4] | 1 year |
DT | B.J. Hill | Cincinnati Bengals | March 14[5] | 3 years, $30 million |
P | Kevin Huber | |||
DT | Larry Ogunjobi | |||
CB | Darius Phillips | Las Vegas Raiders | March 15[6] | 1 year, $2.25 million |
T | Riley Reiff | |||
G | Quinton Spain | |||
WR | Auden Tate | |||
S | Michael Thomas | Cincinnati Bengals | March 16[7] | 1 year, $1.135 million |
WR | Mike Thomas | Cincinnati Bengals | March 17[8] | 1 year, $1.120 million |
DT | Josh Tupou | Cincinnati Bengals | March 17[9] | 2 years, $3 million |
TE | C.J. Uzomah | New York Jets | March 14[10] | 3 years, $24 million |
Restricted[]
Position | Player | 2022 Team | Date signed | Contract |
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WR | Stanley Morgan | Cincinnati Bengals | March 21[11] | 2 years |
Exclusive-Rights[]
Position | Player | 2022 Team | Date signed | Contract |
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WR | Trenton Irwin | Cincinnati Bengals | March 21[12] | 1 year |
LB | Clay Johnston | |||
DE | Wyatt Ray | |||
TE | Mitchell Wilcox |
Signings[]
Position | Player | 2021 Team | Date signed | Contract |
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G | Alex Cappa | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | March 14[13] | 4 years, $35 million |
C | Ted Karras | New England Patriots | March 14[14] | 3 years, $18 million |
TE | Hayden Hurst | Atlanta Falcons | March 17[15] | 1 year, $3.5 million |
T | La'el Collins | Dallas Cowboys | March 20[16] | 3 years, $30 million |
Releases[]
Position | Player | Date released | 2022 Team | Contract |
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C | Trey Hopkins | March 18[17] | ||
CB | Trae Waynes | March 21[12] | ||
G | Fred Johnson | March 22[18] | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1 year |
Draft[]
Round | Selection | Player | Position | College |
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1 | 31 | |||
2 | 63 | |||
3 | 95 | |||
4 | 136 | |||
5 | 174 | |||
6 | 209 | |||
7 | 226* | |||
252 |
- Round 7 pick 226 is from the Giants
Staff[]
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Current roster[]
Preseason[]
The Bengals' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.
Regular season[]
2022 opponents[]
Listed below are the Bengals' opponents for 2022. Exact dates and times will be announced in the later.[19]
Category | Home | Away |
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Division opponents (AFC North) |
Baltimore Ravens Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Steelers | |
Conference opponents (AFC East) |
Buffalo Bills Miami Dolphins |
New England Patriots New York Jets |
Conference opponents (based on 2021 division placement) |
Kansas City Chiefs | Tennessee Titans |
Interconference opponents (NFC South) |
Atlanta Falcons Carolina Panthers |
New Orleans Saints Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Interconference opponent (based on 2021 division placement) |
N/A | Dallas Cowboys |
References[]
- ^ Marcum, Jason. "Bengals re-sign Brandon Allen". cincyjungle.com. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ "Ricardo Allen is Retiring From the NFL After Seven Seasons". SI.com.
- ^ Hope, Dan. "FORMER OHIO STATE CORNERBACK ELI APPLE SIGNS ONE-YEAR, $4 MILLION DEAL TO STAY WITH CINCINNATI BENGALS". elevenwarriors.com. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ Hobson, Geoff. "Harris Hopes To Make 14th Bengals Season A Snap". bengals.com. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ Rapoport, Ian. "The #Bengals keep a big one: BJ Hill gets 3 years and $30mil with $15mil in year one". Twitter.com. Twitter. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ Mosher, Marcus. "Raiders make first free-agent splash, sign CB Darius Phillips". raiderswire.usatoday.com. USA Today. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ Marcum, Jason. "Bengals re-sign Michael Thomas". cincyjungle.com. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ Rapien, James. "Bengals Re-Signing Wide Receiver Mike Thomas". si.com. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ Alper, Josh. "Bengals re-sign Josh Tupou". profootballtalk.nbcsports.com. NBC Sports. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ Costello, Brian. "Jets signing former Bengals tight end C.J. Uzomah to three-year deal". nypost.com. New York Post. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ Rapien, James. "Bengals Signing Stanley Morgan Jr. to Two-Year Contract". si.com. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ a b Alper, Josh. "Bengals release Trae Waynes, re-sign Trenton Irwin". profootballtalk.nbcsports.com. NBC Sports. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ "Sources: Guard Alex Cappa plans to sign four-year deal with Cincinnati Bengals". ESPN.com. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ Marcum, Jason. "Ted Karras to Bengals, per report". cincyjungle.com. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ Marcum, Jason. "Hayden Hurst to Bengals, per report". cincyjungle.com. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
- ^ "Bengals Sign La'el Collins". bengals.com. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ Conway, Kelsey. "Zac Taylor confirms Ted Karras will play center as Bengals release Trey Hopkins". cincinnati.com. The Enquirer. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ Baby, Ben. "Source: Cincinnati Bengals waive OL Fred Johnson less than an hour after signing him". ESPN.com. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "2022 NFL regular-season opponents for every team". ESPN. January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
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