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Blanket Coverage: Bengals are the team to watch in free agency

With a whopping 14 players set to become unrestricted free agents, most of whom were either starters or played key roles in two AFC North titles over the past three seasons, the Bengals will be the most interesting team when free agency kicks off on Wednesday.

If things go a certain way, Cincinnati could be looking at replacing the three receivers behind A.J. Green (Marvin Jones, Mohamed Sanu and Brandon Tate) and four of their top five defensive backs (both starting safeties, Reggie Nelson and George Iloka, along with cornerbacks Leon Hall and Adam Jones). Starting right tackle Andre Smith is also a free agent, along with a slew of prominent backups on defense: linebackers Emmanuel Lamur and Vincent Rey, and defensive linemen Wallace Gilberry, Brandon Thompson and Pat Sims.