Saquon Barkley or Josh Jacobs to Bengals? Analysts want to see free-agency splash

The Cincinnati Bengals continue to pop up as a team suggested for big names at running back in free agency this offseason.

The idea is simple — Joe Mixon has one year left on his current contract, one year removed from taking a pay cut to stay with the team at all.

Frankly, Mixon’s production was good and it won’t be a shock to see something similar happening again. But when a team has a franchise passer like Joe Burrow, it’s always fun to play what if? by linking big names at any position to the team.

That includes running back, where two of the biggest names in the league have been suggested for the Bengals in recent days as the wait for free agency continues.