The Bengals want to retain Joe Flacco as the team's backup quarterback in 2026. After all, Flacco performed admirably after being acquired via trade, throwing for 1,664 yards, with 13 touchdowns and four interceptions. Will Flacco re-sign, knowing he'd be locked into a backup role behind Joe Burrow?

The 2025 season served as a frustrating runway for the departure of Hendrickson, who is a pending free agent.

Bengals running back Chase Brown has one year left on his rookie deal and he'd like to secure a longer run with the team before that contract comes to an end.

Hendrickson has given a half-decade of awesome play to the Bengals as their greatest free-agent signing ever. He re-worked a one-year, $29 million contract with the team to play for them in 2025.

"There is no world where Ken Anderson should get a (Pro Football Hall of Fame) vote over Bill Belichick," ESPN NFL analyst Damien Woody tweeted.

Box score for the New Orleans Saints vs. Cincinnati Bengals NFL game from August 23, 2008 on ESPN. Includes all passing, rushing and receiving stats.