Bengals' top free agent, draft fits would make nice end to offseason

The Cincinnati Bengals feel like a team that will still get active in free agency at some point to find some veteran help. Maybe the only real question is if it happens before or after the draft. When thinking about free agency for the Bengals , it’s all about linebacker.

They have been very open about wanting to add a veteran voice to the room. One of the top remaining options on the market at linebacker is Bobby Okereke, a guy Zachary Pereles of CBS Sports recently outlined as a free-agent fit for the Bengals while tabbing Caleb Downs as the team’s best draft fit: “The Bengals added Boye Mafe and Jonathan Allen up front and Bryan Cook at safety. Here, they add in between those two levels of the defense with some much-needed linebacker help.

Styles tested out of this world at the NFL combine, and if he falls to Cincinnati at No. 10, the Bengals should sprint to the phone lines to make this selection. ” By now, Bengals fans know all about Downs out of Ohio State.

Beyond just lining up at safety, he’s got the ability to play the slot, which is the top need on the roster right now. He could stay on the field with both Jordan Battle and Bryan Cook. Okereke is more of an unknown.