A lot has been written about likely changes the Cincinnati Bengals will undergo this offseason. As the Bengals strive to get younger, potentially retain players like Carl Lawson and William Jackson III, and to sign other pieces in free agency, Cincinnati will almost certainly be saying goodbye to a pair of icons in A.J. Green and Geno Atkins.
But little has been said about the fate of one of the Bengals’ most vocal leaders and valuable defenders: Shawn Williams.
In 2019, Williams led all Cincinnati defenders with 112 tackles, recorded one sack, an interception, and three passes defensed.