The Cincinnati Bengals more than any other team in the division spent a lot of money in free agency to work on their defense, which included the signing of defensive tackle D.J. Reader to a big four-year deal worth $53 million, higher than the average per-year salary given to Javon Hargrave by the Philadelphia Eagles.
But they also spent a lot of money on the secondary, which included signing not one, but two former high draft picks with the Minnesota Vikings. Trae Waynes will be the new starting cornerback opposite William Jackson III, after they released Dre Kirkpatrick.