Next season’s playoff race begins this spring as all 32 teams retool their rosters, so it’s time to take a look at what each franchise must do for a better season in 2016. Next up? The Bengals, who need to make moves on offense in order to avoid any sort of regression in the wake of Hue Jackson’s departure. Check back for our other 31 off-season outlooks, which we will be rolling out in reverse order of finish over the coming weeks leading up to free agency and the draft.
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Key free agents
DE Wallace Gilberry, CB Leon Hall, S George Iloka, CB Adam Jones, WR Marvin Jones, LB Emmanuel Lamur, S Reggie Nelson, LB Vincent Rey, WR Mohamed Sanu, OT Andre Smith
Player(s) that must be re-signed
Iloka or Nelson, Rey, Marvin Jones or Sanu: Both of Cincinnati’s starting safeties are on the verge of free agency.