Even after a crushing 34-17 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles last week that dropped the Cincinnati Bengals to 3-5, they could be thinking “buy” than “sell” at the trade deadline. According to The Athletic’s Dianni Russini, the Bengals aren’t throwing in the towel on the season. Though in-season acquisitions are incredibly rare for them, 2024 could be the year they go all-in.
“This isn’t the Bengals’ style, but they have strong belief in this team and intend to get back to, at least, the AFC Championship game,” Russini wrote in a Saturday column. “Despite sitting at 3-5, Cincinnati has been poking around in search of a cornerback and a defensive lineman to get defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo some help.