NFL Free agency is about to begin, and the Bengals have made several moves to keep some of their own free agents.
On Friday, the team announced it had extended tender offers to five players whose contracts from last season are set to expire on Wednesday when free agency begins.
Offensive lineman Trey Hopkins, a fourth-year player in 2019, was issued a tender that, barring a new agreement with Cincinnati, will make him a restricted free agent (RFA) when free agency opens on Wednesday. The Bengals issued Hopkins a second-round tender.