Bengals Pursuing Deal For DT John Franklin-Myers

According to Charlie Clifford, the Bengals are among the teams making a run at signing DT John Franklin-Myers.

Reports in the last week have indicated the former Broncos veteran is expected to have a robust market, potentially in the neighborhood of $20 million annually. 

Franklin-Myers, 29, is a former fourth-round pick of the Rams back in 2018 out of Stephen F. Austin. The Rams waived him coming out of the preseason and he was later claimed off of waivers by the Jets.

Franklin-Myers was in the final year of his four-year, $2.9 million contract when he signed a four-year, $55 million extension. He had two years left on that deal when the Jets traded him to the Broncos in 2024 for a sixth-round pick in 2026. He signed a new two-year, $15 million contract with Denver.

In 2025, Franklin-Myers appeared in 16 games for the Broncos and recorded 25 total tackles, six tackles for loss and 7.5 sacks.