There are a lot of issues the Cincinnati Bengals need to address this offseason, and one of the most important will be figuring out what to do with the pass rusher room.
Trey Hendrickson is as good as gone, and the Bengals' defense desperately needs more help in the pass rusher department, with some uncertainty with Myles Murphy, Shemart Stewart, and the rest of the team.
ESPN's Aaron Schatz predicted that the Bengals would address this issue this offseason, and specifically, they would sign Buffalo Bills pass rusher Joey Bosa as one of four potential options this offseason.
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"The Bengals will sign more than one veteran edge rusher," Schatz predicted, "such as Joey Bosa, Yetur Gross-Matos, D.J. Wonnum or Charles Omenihu."
Signing multiple veteran pass rushers to add depth to the room, and also replace the departing Hendrickson makes a lot of sense this offseason.
They have a clear need at the position, and while keeping Hendrickson would be ideal, that relationship is all but over, and the two sides are not going to stick together beyond 2025.
But when it comes to the free agent pool, there are some interesting names available. The most noteworthy is Bills' and former Los Angeles Chargers pass rusher Joey Bosa.
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He's started 15 games for the Bills this season, recording two passes defended, a league-leading five forced fumbles, five sacks, and 29 total tackles with nine tackles for loss.
He's not putting up the double-digit sack numbers like he did to open his NFL career, but Bosa is still a very productive defender, and would be a nice pickup for the Bengals' pass rusher room.
With some young names in the mix, adding a veteran or two would be great, and Schatz is predicting Bosa could be one of the two possible additions to the roster this offseason for Cincinnati.
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