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| 2025 Cincinnati Bengals season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mike Brown |
| Head coach | Zac Taylor |
| Home field | Paycor Stadium |
The 2025 season will be the Cincinnati Bengals' 56th in the National Football League (NFL), their 58th overall, their 26th playing their home games at Paycor Stadium, and their seventh under head coach Zac Taylor.
Below are players whose contracts with the team expired after the 2024 season.
| Position | Player | Tag | 2025 Team | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS | Cal Adomitis | RFA | Cincinnati Bengals | 1 year, $1.1 million [1] |
| LB | Joe Bachie | UFA | ||
| S | Vonn Bell | UFA | ||
| T | Trent Brown | UFA | ||
| LB | Akeem Davis-Gaither | UFA | ||
| RB | Chris Evans | UFA | ||
| T | Cody Ford | UFA | ||
| TE | Mike Gesicki | UFA | ||
| RB | Khalil Herbert | UFA | ||
| WR | Tee Higgins | UFA | 1 year, $26.1 million (Franchise Tag) | |
| DT | B.J. Hill | UFA | ||
| CB | Mike Hilton | UFA | ||
| TE | Tanner Hudson | UFA | Cincinnati Bengals | 1 year [2] |
| G | Jaxson Kirkland | ERFA | Cincinnati Bengals | 1 year, $960K [3] |
| DE | Joseph Ossai | UFA | ||
| P | Ryan Rehkow | ERFA | Cincinnati Bengals | 2 years, $2.035 million [4] |
| DE | Cameron Sample | UFA | ||
| T | D'Ante Smith | UFA | ||
| DT | Jay Tufele | UFA | ||
| RB | Trayveon Williams | UFA | ||
| CB | Marco Wilson | UFA | ||
| K | Cade York | ERFA |
| Position | Player | 2024 Team | Date signed | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Player | Date released | 2025 Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| DT | Sheldon Rankins | February 21 [5] | TBD |
| G | Alex Cappa | March 3 [6] | Las Vegas Raiders |
| Position | Player | Date Retired |
|---|---|---|
| DE | Sam Hubbard | March 5 [7] |
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | ||||
| 2 | 49 | ||||
| 3 | 81 | ||||
| 4 | TBD | ||||
| 5 | TBD | ||||
| 6 | TBD | ||||
| 7 | TBD | Traded to the Chicago Bears [A] | |||
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The Bengals' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in May, in conjunction with the release of the regular season schedule.
Listed below are the Bengals' opponents for 2025. Exact dates and times will be announced in May. [9]
| Category | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Division opponents (AFC North) | Baltimore Ravens Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Conference opponents (AFC East) | New England Patriots New York Jets | Buffalo Bills Miami Dolphins |
| Conference opponents (based on 2024 division placement) | Jacksonville Jaguars | Denver Broncos |
| Interconference opponents (NFC North) | Chicago Bears Detroit Lions | Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings |
| Interconference opponent (based on 2024 division placement) | Arizona Cardinals | — |