The Cincinnati Bengals are known as a team that is unwilling to build their team through free agency. The last 15 years under head coach Marvin Lewis, Cincinnati has been extremely quiet during the free agency period while wanting to do all their work through the draft. Another issue that pops up for the Bengals is letting players walk in free agency without a reliable backup to replace them.
In the past decade, the Bengals have let players like T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Johnathan Joseph, Frostee Rucker, Manny Lawson, Anthony Collins, Marvin Jones, Mohammad Sanu, Reggie Nelson, Kevin Zeitler, and Andrew Whitworth all walk in free agency.