The Cincinnati Bengals proved me wrong in the best way | Letter

I submitted a letter to the editor in November about how, in a moment of clarity and after years of frustration, I canceled my Bengals season tickets. I meant every word. I wasn't venting.

I wasn't bluffing. I was done. Opinion: Dexter Lawrence deal proves Bengals are finally serious No more subsidizing a Bengals front office that has spent years asking fans to be patient while underperforming.

I had no evidence that anything would change. I was a frustrated fan who made a rational financial decision based on years of observable behavior. The Brown family had earned my skepticism.

They've spent the past several months dismantling it. This offseason hit different This Bengals offseason has been different. Not "we're trying" different.