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Podcast: The Skinny Podcast
Episode: Who should Bengals be targeting as NFL free agency opens?
Description: The 2026 NFL league year and free agency signing period begins
Wednesday, though teams were allowed to begin negotiating with agents at noon Monday during the league’s legal tampering window.
Local 12 digital sports columnist and editor Richard Skinner joined Mike Petraglia of CLNS Media to discuss what the Cincinnati Bengals should prioritize.
They reviewed how the legal tampering period works, noting that while
contracts cannot be signed until 4 p.m. Wednesday, most agreements
reached beforehand are finalized once the new league year opens. They
also discussed the importance of teams being salary cap compliant before
fr...