Advertisement Despite delivering mega-deals for star receivers Tee Higgins and Ja’Marr Chase, significant pressure remains on the Bengals to deliver in the draft and create a fast start in the 2025 season.

Such a line of thinking might suggest the Bengals could be trade candidates during the draft, which a new mock from NBC Sports Boston's Phil Perry has them doing. There, the Bengals strike a trade with the New England Patriots, getting a pair of second-round picks in the process:

The Bengals lease at Paycor Stadium will be expiring after the 2025 season, which could make things interesting

In recent years, the Cincinnati Bengals have emerged as one of the more exciting and popular teams in the NFL, thanks to the high-profile offense led by star quarterback Joe Burrow and receivers Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins.

HEBRON, Ky. (WXIX) - The first Bengals-themed restaurant and bar, backed by the team itself, opens today at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. Bengals Bar & Kitchen will be located in Concourse B of the airport, replacing the former Outback Steakhouse. It will be open daily from 4 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.

All eyes in Cincinnati are suddenly on the ticking clock toward an expiration of the Bengals’ lease at Paycor Stadium. Earlier this week, Bengals executive V.P. Katie Blackburn acknowledged the reality that, without an extension, the Bengals are technically free to play anywhere in 2026.

Executive vice president Katie Blackburn says the Cincinnati Bengals could “go wherever we wanted” amid future in the city.

Welcome to the Thursday edition of the Pick Six newsletter! We are officially just three weeks away from the start of the 2025 NFL Draft, which means you have just three weeks left to read every mock draft that you can get your hands on.

If the Cincinnati Bengals' lease for Paycor Stadium is taking a long time to negotiate, don't blame the county, commissioner Alicia Reece said.

Just two Cincinnati businessmen were ranked among Forbes ' billionaires list for 2025, an exhaustive accounting of the 2,933 richest people in the world.

As much as the big story around sports teams in the State of Ohio and their stadiums has focused on the Cleveland Browns, the Cincinnati Bengals could vault them in the seriousness department. The Browns are looking to move out of downtown to the Brook Park suburb and build a huge dome stadium and surrounding complex.

Multiple outlets have reported that Bengals executive vice president Katie Blackburn commented that the team could go 'wherever we wanted' if they choose not to extend their lease this June.