# 2025 Cincinnati Bengals season

The 2025 season will be the Cincinnati Bengals' 56th in the National Football League (NFL), their 58th overall, their 26th playing their home games at Paycor Stadium, and their seventh under head coach Zac Taylor.

## Offseason
### Free agents

    As of March 18, 2025
Below are players whose contracts with the team expired after the 2024 season.
| Position | Player | Tag | 2025 Team | Notes |
| LS | Cal Adomitis | RFA | Cincinnati Bengals | 1 year, $1.1 million |
| LB | Joe Bachie | UFA | | |
| S | Vonn Bell | UFA | | |
| T | Trent Brown | UFA | | |
| LB | Akeem Davis-Gaither | UFA | Arizona Cardinals | 2 years, $10 million |
| RB | Chris Evans | UFA | | |
| T | Cody Ford | UFA | Cincinnati Bengals | 2 years, $6 million |
| TE | Mike Gesicki | UFA | Cincinnati Bengals | 3 years, $25.5 million |
| RB | Khalil Herbert | UFA | Indianapolis Colts | 1 year |
| WR | Tee Higgins | UFA | Cincinnati Bengals | 4 years, $115 million |
| DT | B.J. Hill | UFA | Cincinnati Bengals | 3 years, $33 million |
| CB | Mike Hilton | UFA | | |
| TE | Tanner Hudson | UFA | Cincinnati Bengals | 1 year, $1.2 million |
| G | Jaxson Kirkland | ERFA | Cincinnati Bengals | 1 year, $960K |
| DE | Joseph Ossai | UFA | Cincinnati Bengals | 1 year, $7 million |
| P | Ryan Rehkow | ERFA | Cincinnati Bengals | 2 years, $2.035 million |
| DE | Cameron Sample | UFA | Cincinnati Bengals | 1 year, $1.6 million |
| T | D'Ante Smith | UFA | | |
| DT | Jay Tufele | UFA | New York Jets | 1 year |
| RB | Trayveon Williams | UFA | | |
| CB | Marco Wilson | UFA | Cincinnati Bengals | 1 year, $1.5 million |
| K | Cade York | ERFA | | |

### Signings

| Position | Player | 2024 Team | Date signed | Contract |
| RB | Samaje Perine | Kansas City Chiefs | March 13 | 2 years, $3.6 million |
| DT | Tedarrell Slaton | Green Bay Packers | March 13 | 2 years, $14.1 million |
| LB | Oren Burks | Philadelphia Eagles | March 17 | 2 years, $5 million |

### Extensions

Below are players who are under contract through 2025 and received a contract extension.
| Position | Player | Date signed | Notes |
| WR | Ja'Marr Chase | March 17 | 4 years, $161 million |

### Releases

| Position | Player | Date released | 2025 Team |
| DT | Sheldon Rankins | February 21 | Houston Texans |
| G | Alex Cappa | March 3 | Las Vegas Raiders |

### Retirements

| Position | Player | Date Retired |
| DE | Sam Hubbard | March 5 |

## Draft

2025 Cincinnati Bengals draft selections :
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 17 | | | |
| 2 | 49 | | | |
| 3 | 81 | | | |
| 4 | 119 | | | |
| 5 | 153 | | | |
| 6 | 193 | | | |
| 7 | 233 | Traded to the Chicago Bears | Traded to the Chicago Bears | Traded to the Chicago Bears |
Draft trades
* ↑ The Bengals traded a seventh-round selection (233rd overall) to the Chicago Bears in exchange for RB Khalil Herbert.

## Preseason

The Bengals' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in May, in conjunction with the release of the regular season schedule.

## Regular season
### 2025 opponents

Listed below are the Bengals' opponents for 2025. Exact dates and times will be announced in May.
| Category | Home | Away |
| Division opponents (AFC North) | Baltimore Ravens Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Steelers | Baltimore Ravens Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Conference opponents (AFC East) | New England Patriots New York Jets | Buffalo Bills Miami Dolphins |
| Conference opponents (based on 2024 division placement) | Jacksonville Jaguars | Denver Broncos |
| Interconference opponents (NFC North) | Chicago Bears Detroit Lions | Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings |
| Interconference opponent (based on 2024 division placement) | Arizona Cardinals | — |