Bengals Signing OLB Boye Mafe To Three-Year Deal

The Cincinnati Bengals are signing OLB Boye Mafe to a three-year contract, per his agent. 

Jordan Schultz adds the deal is worth $60 million in total, $20 million per year. 

He’s one of the top pass rushers available this year and that’s a big need for Cincinnati, which is looking to infuse talent on its defense. 

Mafe, 27, was a two-year starter at Minnesota. He was a third-team All-Big 12 selection as a senior. The Seahawks used the No. 40 overall pick on him in the 2022 NFL Draft. 

He played out the final year of a four-year $8,562,249 rookie contract that included a $3,407,090 signing bonus. Mafe is scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent in 2026.

In 2025, Mafe appeared in all 17 games for the Seahawks and recorded 31 total tackles, four tackles for loss, two sacks, one forced fumble and four pass deflections. 

We have him included in our Top 100 2026 NFL Free Agents list.