As expected Wednesday backup nose tackle Pat Sims re-upped to give the Bengals some experience in the youth movement behind starting nose tackle Domata Peko and four-time Pro Bowl three technique Geno Atkins.
The next step in free agency appears to be casing wide receivers and backup linebackers before they resume taking a look at re-signing some of their own backups.
Joining Sims in the depth chart scrum at D-tackle is a pair of sophomores coming off intriguing rookie training camps in fourth-rounder Marcus Hardison and college free agent DeShawn Williams.