The Cincinnati Bengals could certainly use the NFL trade block while remaking the roster for 2025 this offseason.
There are droves of players already on supposed NFL trade blocks around the league, too. Now that the Bengals are clearly in a win-now mode after wasting Joe Burrow’s fantastic season, they often end up listed as buyers on interesting names.
Take, for example, Green Bay Packers linebacker Quay Walker, a former 2022 first-round pick. Bleacher Report’s Kristopher Knox lists the Bengals as a possible suitor for his services:
While the Georgia product has been a regular starter, he hasn’t played up to his draft status and has been the epitome of serviceable. He’s tallied 341 tackles and 6.5 sacks in 43 starts but has also been credited with 20 missed tackles and has allowed a completion rate of over 70 percent in coverage.
While it’s hard to say if the Packers will actually want to move Walker, he’s got one year left on his rookie deal before a fifth-year option.
From a Bengals perspective, many of the run-based issues likely stemmed from the struggling trenches. But missed tackles and bad angles from Logan Wilson and Germaine Pratt were big red flags, too, and the latter might be a cut candidate this offseason.
Quietly, addressing the linebacker room around the wants of a new coordinator is certainly on the table.
