Bengals Top Adam Schefter's List of Most Interesting NFL Teams Heading Into Offseason

The Bengals finished 9-8 in 2024 for a second-straight season.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) and wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase (1) paces between plays in the second quarter of the NFL Week 9 game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Las Vegas Raiders at Paycor Stadium in downtown Cincinnati on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024. | Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

CINCINNATI — The Bengals topped Adam Schefter's list of most interesting NFL teams entering the offseason.

It makes sense. The Bengals have some big questions to answer with uncertainty surrounding Ja'Marr Chase, Trey Hendrickson and Tee Higgins.

"Cincinnati's offseason decisions loom as some of the most interesting and noteworthy in the league." Schefter wrote. "The Bengals have approximately $46 million of salary cap space. How they allocate it will help define this and future seasons for the franchise. If they sign Chase to his record deal, it could include a large signing bonus and a low 2025 base salary, giving him a team-friendly cap number for this upcoming season that would help with Higgins. Cincinnati could work to re-sign Higgins before he becomes a free agent or put a $26 million franchise tag on him -- lower than what he probably would receive on the open market. The team also could opt to tag and trade Higgins, but that would require carrying the cap space past the new league year. Hendrickson requested a trade last April and is not happy with his current deal."

The Bengals' offseason decisions will likely shape and set the tone for the rest of Joe Burrow's prime years. They have to get it right this offseason if they want to re-establish themselves as true Super Bowl contenders.

The Browns, Saints, Patriots and Jets also made the list. Check out Schefter's entire article here.

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