Bengals Boost Defense: Mafe & Allen Join Forces

0:00On March 30th, the Cincinnati Bengals just beefed up their defense and free agency by signing linebacker Boyet Mayfee from the Seattle Seahawks and defensive tackle, Jonathan Allen from the Minnesota Vikings. Malfe steps in as the top replacement for their former Pro Bowl end, Trey Hendrickson bringing speed and pressure off the edge. Malfe put up 36 quarterback hurries last season, showing he can disrope plays even if Sacks didn't always follow. The Bengals see huge upside in him, clicking right away in their scheme. Coaches who worked with these guys are hyped. Malfe's old head coach, Mike McDonald and others, praise his potential to transform the front, while Allen gets love for his toughness from Dan Quinn. And Kevin O'Connell. Meanwhile, the 31-year-old Allen had a solid year with 68 tackles, 3.5 Sacks, and plenty of hurries plus hits. He spent most of his career with Washington before Minnesota, and now he's anchoring since and at his interior rush and runstop, while mentoring the young.

1:01Locker Room. As NFL owners meetings kick off in Phoenix, these moves position the Bengals to compete harder next season eyes on Burrow, and that revamped demaking, noise in the playoffs. From around the league, powered by AI, this is NFL News Today, I'm Corey with The Story.