Cincinnati needs to make a decision with their backup quarterback. And according to ESPN's Bill Barnwell, fan favorite backup QB Joe Flacco received a $12 million contract projection this offseason, revealing the not-cheap price tag to keep Flacco.

CINCINNATI — The NFL staff at Bleacher Report came together to rank the top 100 quarterbacks in NFL history this week, and Cincinnati had four former players make the list. Representatives from four decades made the list in Andy Dalton (No. 89), Joe Burrow (No. 66), Carson Palmer (No. 55), and Ken Anderson (No. 40).

The Bengals have some lingering questions about trying to retain a couple of their own possible free agents, and getting back from injury a young talent.

NFL analyst James Rapien is pushing a “reunion narrative.” He linked Justin Jefferson and Ja’Marr Chase to the Bengals after recent indications of a trade with the Vikings.

The Cincinnati Bengals haven't drafted a quarterback since selecting Joe Burrow with the No. 1 pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. Six years later, Cincinnati could be in the market for another young QB to develop behind Burrow.

They have a superstar quarterback in Joe Burrow and perhaps the best wide receiver duo in the NFL in Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins. Paying Burrow, Chase and Higgins big money has left the team cash-strapped everywhere else,