2026 free agency officially kicked off with the opening of the legal tampering period Monday. With the start of the New League Year Wednesday, signings can now become official.
Track the latest Bengals free agent signings, extensions and reports with the Bengals 2026 free agency tracker. The tracker will continue to be updated throughout free agency.
Check out our Free Agency Hub for all 2026 Free Agency information and content.
New Arrivals
Returning
The Bengals signed OT Orlando Brown Jr. to a two-year contract extension through the 2028 season.
The Bengals signed WR Mitch Tinsley to a one-year contract extension on Jan. 5.
The Bengals signed LB Shaka Heyward to a one-year contract extension on Jan. 5.
TE Cam Grandy
The Bengals signed TE Cam Grandy to a one-year contract extension on Jan. 5.
The Bengals signed LB Joe Giles-Harris to a one-year contract extension on Jan. 5.
The Bengals signed DE Isaiah Foskey to a one-year contract extension on Jan. 5.
Departures
TE Noah Fant
Unrestricted Free Agents
Note: An unrestricted free agent is any player with an expired contract who has accrued four or more seasons (an accrued season is a season in which a player is on a club's active/inactive, reserve/injured or reserve/physically unable to perform lists); these players are free to negotiate and sign with any team as of March 11. See our Free Agency Essential Information article for more information.
S Tycen Anderson
LB Brian Asamoah
QB Joe Flacco
DE Trey Hendrickson
G Lucas Patrick
DE Cam Sample
S Geno Stone
CB Cam Taylor-Britt
CB Marco Wilson
Restricted Free Agents
Note: A restricted free agent is any player with an expired contract who has accrued three seasons. RFAs are free to negotiate and sign with any team as of March 11, but their original team can offer them one of various qualifying offers ("tenders") that come with the right of first refusal and/or draft-pick compensation. See our Free Agency Essential Information article for more information.
QB Jake Browning
View the best photos of the Bengals re-signings and additions during 2026 free agency.
Signed - S Bryan Cook
Signed - EDGE Boye Mafe
Extended - OT Orlando Brown Jr.
Re-signed: G Dalton Risner
Extended: CB Jalen Davis
Re-signed: RB Kendall Milton
Re-signed: WR Kendric Pryor
Extended: TE Tanner Hudson
Extended: WR Mitch Tinsley
Extended: S PJ Jules
Extended: LB Shaka Heyward
Extended: TE Cam Grandy
Extended: LB Joe Giles-Harris
Extended: DE Isaiah Foskey
