2023 Cincinnati Bengals season

The 2023 season will be the Cincinnati Bengals' upcoming 54th season in the National Football League, their 56th overall and their fifth under head coach Zac Taylor. They will attempt to improve upon their 12–4 record from 2022, as well as clinch their third consecutive AFC North title.

2023 Cincinnati Bengals season
OwnerMike Brown
Head coachZac Taylor
Home fieldPaycor Stadium
Uniform

Offseason

Free agents
As of March 14, 2023

Unrestricted
Position Player 2023 Team Date signed Contract
S Jessie Bates III Atlanta Falcons March 13[1] 4 years, $64 million
S Vonn Bell Carolina Panthers March 13[2] 3 years, $22.5 million
CB Eli Apple
TE Hayden Hurst Carolina Panthers March 15[3] 3 years, $21.75 million
CB Tre Flowers Atlanta Falcons May 8[4] 1 year, $1.232 million
RB Samaje Perine Denver Broncos March 14[5] 2 years, $7.5 million
QB Brandon Allen San Francisco 49ers May 3[6] 1 year, $1.232 million
TE Drew Sample Cincinnati Bengals April 14 1 year, $1.232 million
LS Clark Harris
G Max Scharping Cincinnati Bengals March 20[7] 1 year, $1.28 million
S Michael Thomas Cincinnati Bengals March 13[8] 1 year, $1.165 million
WR Trent Taylor Cincinnati Bengals March 27[9] 1 year, $1.232 million
CB Jalen Davis Cincinnati Bengals March 9[10] 2 years, $2.43 million
LB Germaine Pratt Cincinnati Bengals March 14[11] 3 years, $20.25 million
CB Chris Lammons
RB Trayveon Williams Cincinnati Bengals March 16[12] 1 year, $1.232 million

Restricted
Position Player 2023 Team Date signed Contract
LB Joe Bachie Cincinnati Bengals March 9[13] 1 year, $1.16 million

Exclusive-Rights
Position Player 2023 Team Date signed Contract
LS Cal Adomitis Cincinnati Bengals February 22[14] 1 year, $870K
LB Clay Johnston
TE Mitchell Wilcox

Signings
Position Player 2022 Team Date signed Contract
G Cody Ford Arizona Cardinals March 16[15] 1 year, $1.08 million
T Orlando Brown Jr. Kansas City Chiefs March 17[16] 4 years, $64.09 million
S Nick Scott Los Angeles Rams March 20[17] 3 years, $12 million
CB Sidney Jones Las Vegas Raiders March 27[18] 1 year, $1.13 million
TE Irv Smith Jr. Minnesota Vikings March 28[19] 1 year, $1.75 million
DE Tarell Basham Tennessee Titans March 31[20] 1 year, $1.131 million
QB Trevor Siemian Chicago Bears May 3[21] 1 year, $1.317 million

Releases
Position Player Date released 2023 Team Contract

Draft
Main article: 2023 NFL Draft
2023 Cincinnati Bengals Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
128 Myles MurphyDEClemson
260 D. J. TurnerCBMichigan
392 Traded to Kansas City[upper-alpha 1]
95 Jordan BattleSAlabamaFrom Kansas City[upper-alpha 1]
4131 Charlie JonesWRPurdue
5163 Chase BrownRBIllinois
6206 Andrei IosivasWRPrinceton
217 Brad RobbinsPMichiganFrom Kansas City[upper-alpha 1]
7246 D. J. IveyCBMiami (FL)

Draft trades

  1. The Bengals traded their 3rd round selection (92nd overall) in exchange for the Chiefs 3rd selection (95th overall) and 6th round selection (217th overall).[22]
2023 Cincinnati Bengals undrafted free agents
Name Position College Ref.
Larry Brooks S Tulane [23]
Malachi Carter WR Georgia Tech
Shaka Heyward LB Duke
Mac Hippenhammer WR Miami (OH)
Shedrick Jackson WR Auburn
Jaxson Kirkland G Washington
Devonnsha Maxwell DT Chattanooga
Jaylen Moody LB Alabama
Tyler Murray LB Memphis
Tautala Pesefea DT Arizona State
Jacob Saylors RB E. Tennessee
Christian Trahan TE Houston
Calvin Tyler Jr. RB Kentucky

Staff
Cincinnati Bengals staff
Front office
  • Owner/president – Mike Brown
  • Executive vice president – Katie Blackburn
  • Vice president – Troy Blackburn
  • Vice president of player personnel – Paul Brown Jr.
  • Director of player personnel – Duke Tobin
  • Senior personnel executive – Trey Brown
  • College scouting director – Mike Potts
  • Pro scouting director – Steven Radicivec
Head coach
Offensive coaches
  • Offensive coordinator – Brian Callahan
  • Quarterbacks – Dan Pitcher
  • Running backs – Justin Hill
  • Wide receivers – Troy Walters
  • Assistant wide receivers – Brad Kragthorpe
  • Tight ends – James Casey
  • Offensive line/run game coordinator – Frank Pollack
  • Assistant offensive line – Derek Frazier
  • Assistant offensive line – Ben Martin
  • Offensive Assistant – Fredi Knighten
  
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
  • Strength and conditioning – Joey Boese
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Todd Hunt
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Garrett Swanson
Football operations
  • Director of coaching operations – Doug Rosfeld

→ Coaching staff
→ Management
→ More NFL staffs

Current roster
Cincinnati Bengals roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists
  • Currently empty


Rookies in italics

Roster updated May 14, 2023

76 active

→ AFC rosters → NFC rosters

Preseason

The Bengals' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.

Week Date Time (ET) Opponent Result Record Venue TV Recap
1 August 11 7:00 p.m. Green Bay Packers Paycor Stadium CBS12
2 August 18 7:30 p.m. at Atlanta Falcons Mercedes-Benz Stadium CBS12
3 August 26 1:00 p.m. at Washington Commanders Fedex Field CBS12

Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Time (ET) Opponent Result Record Venue TV Recap
1 September 10 1:00 p.m. at Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns Stadium CBS
2 September 17 1:00 p.m. Baltimore Ravens Paycor Stadium CBS
3 September 25 8:15 p.m. Los Angeles Rams Paycor Stadium ESPN
4 October 1 1:00 p.m. at Tennessee Titans Nissan Stadium FOX
5 October 8 4:05 p.m. at Arizona Cardinals State Farm Stadium FOX
6 October 15 1:00 p.m. Seattle Seahawks Paycor Stadium CBS
7 Bye
8 October 29 4:25 p.m. at San Francisco 49ers Levi's Stadium CBS
9 November 5 8:20 p.m. Buffalo Bills Paycor Stadium NBC
10 November 12 1:00 p.m. Houston Texans Paycor Stadium CBS
11 November 16 8:15 p.m. at Baltimore Ravens M&T Bank Stadium Amazon Prime
12 November 26 1:00 p.m. Pittsburgh Steelers Paycor Stadium CBS
13 December 4 8:15 p.m. at Jacksonville Jaguars TIAA Bank Field ESPN
14 December 10 1:00 p.m. Indianapolis Colts Paycor Stadium CBS
15 December 16/17 TBD Minnesota Vikings Paycor Stadium CBS
16 December 23 4:30 p.m. at Pittsburgh Steelers Acrisure Stadium NBC
17 December 31 4:25 p.m. at Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium CBS
18 January 6/7 TBD Cleveland Browns Paycor Stadium TBD

Notes

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Networks and times from Weeks 5–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
  • The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.

References
  1. Marcum, Jason (13 March 2023). "Jessie Bates to Falcons, per report". cincyjungle.com. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  2. Marcum, Jason (13 March 2023). "Vonn Bell to Panthers, per report". cincyjungle.com. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  3. "Panthers reach deal with TE Hurst, source says". ESPN.com. 2023-03-15. Retrieved 2023-03-15.
  4. Bair, Scott. "Falcons sign cornerback Tre Flowers to one-year deal". Atlanta Falcons. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  5. Payne, Scotty (14 March 2023). "Report: Broncos agreed to terms with running back Samaje Perine". milehighreport.com. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
  6. Rapien, James. "Report: Former Bengals QB Brandon Allen is Signing With San Francisco 49ers". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  7. "Bengals Re-Sign Max Scharping". www.bengals.com. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  8. Roling, Chris. "Bengals re-sign S Michael Thomas before free agency". bengalswire.usatoday.com. USA Today. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  9. "Bengals Re-Sign Trent Taylor". www.bengals.com. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  10. Smith, Michael David. "Bengals re-sign Jalen Davis, Joe Bachie". profootballtalk.nbcsports.com. NBC Sports. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  11. "Bengals Re-Sign Germaine Pratt". www.bengals.com. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  12. "Bengals Re-Sign Trayveon Williams". www.bengals.com. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  13. "Bengals Re-Sign Bachie". Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  14. "Bengals Re-Sign Adomitis". bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  15. "Bengals Sign Cody Ford". www.bengals.com. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
  16. "Bengals Sign Orlando Brown Jr". www.bengals.com. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  17. "Bengals Sign Nick Scott". www.bengals.com. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  18. "Bengals Sign Sidney Jones IV". www.bengals.com. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  19. Rapien, James. "Bengals Signing Tight End Irv Smith Jr. to One-Year, Prove it Contract". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  20. Heltman, Russ (31 March 2023). "Bengals Sign Edge Rusher Tarell Basham". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  21. Rapien, James. "Bengals Signing Quarterback Trevor Siemian to One-Year Contract". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  22. "Chiefs Trade Up, Select Wanya Morris With No. 92 Overall Pick". SI.com.
  23. "Bengals Sign 13 College Free Agents". bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. 13 May 2022.
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