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BX: Here's where the Cincinnati Bengals stand in 2019 NFL free agency

Bengals talk about the running game at NFL Combine. Albert Cesare, acesare@enquirer.com

Bengals Xtra is a weekly column from Enquirer beat writer Paul Dehner Jr. analyzing developments off the field surrounding Bengals football, taking you inside the front office and locker room.

Find me a team that takes a conservative approach in free agency and I’ll show you a fan base ready to burn the stadium down every March.

This stuck out to me last week as fans of the Patriots, Cowboys, Colts and Rams took to their social media feeds to complain. Yes, even fans of both teams who were in the Super Bowl, one of which has been to the AFC title game an impossible eight years in a row were yelling about how their franchises were missing out the first week of free agency.