Bengals' Aggressive Offseason Moves, Eyeing Wagner

0:00It's April 27th. Welcome to NFL News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story. Cincinnati Bangles director of Player Personnel, Dube Tobin just wrapped up comments on their 2026 draft cycle, and he straight up, pleased with the aggressive off-season moves. The team splurged on big free agents and traded for defensive lineman Dexter Lawrence II, beefing up that front. Now they said 29th in salary cap space, with about $7,490,000 left per over the cap. Earlier this week, Tobin highlighted how the Bangles attacked roster building like never before this century. They used every resource to land the right fits, and he's proud of his staff for staying on it during those critical two months. Last season's linebacker crew was the league's weakest, mostly from rookie growing pains with Demetrius Knight Jr. and Barrie Carter. But with a full year under their belts in a stronger front messing up offenses, Tobin believes in them, though the impact on the defense could be huge. If they step up, Tobin

1:01didn't shut the door on adding a veteran linebacker later, calling it a 12-month process. The markets got stars like 35-year-old Bobby Wagner, a multi-time all-pro who's logged over 3,300 snaps the last. Three years with elite pro football focus grades in run defense, past rush and tackling, all over 90. They're eyeing a potential Joe Burrow contract restructure to free up cash for a deal like Wagner's projected 8,500,000. Dollar one year packed. As Cincinnati preps the deepest roster Burrows ever had, Tobin's already plotting the next moves to keep stacking wins.