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ORLANDO, Fla. _ Highlights from Bengals head coach Zac Taylor's appearance Monday morning at the AFC head coaches media breakfast during the NFL's annual meeting:

"The Cincinnati Kid," is now also the "Provost of Paycor" ... Ted Karras likes the building vibe as he eyes a fast start ... What Orlando Brown Jr. has taken from Trent Brown's tape before they were teammates ... An offensive and defensive view of Aaron Donald's retirement ...

After signing massive pass-protector Trent Brown Tuesday to use his decade-long NFL experience to shield Joe Burrow at right tackle this year, the move appeared to send the Bengals steaming with momentum into the next phase of the offseason. Free-agent signings start to slow and focus turns to next month's suddenly flexible draft where anything goes at No. 18.

Endorsed by old New England teammate Ted Karras, Trent Brown helped the Bengals claim the biggest book-end tackles in the NFL Tuesday when he signed a free-agent deal.

The Bengals today signed unrestricted free agent OT Trent Brown to a one-year contract for the 2024 season.

The Bengals today re-signed unrestricted free agent WR Trenton Irwin to a one-year contract extension through the 2024 season. 

Sheldon Rankins, the veteran three-technique who signed with the Bengals Monday, is an old teammate of Bengals Pro Bowl sacker Trey Hendrickson. Here is Trey's Take:

The Bengals today signed unrestricted free agent DT Sheldon Rankins to a two-year contract through the 2025 season.

A scouting report on new Bengals safety Geno Stone, inked to a two-year deal Thursday before his introductory news conference in a section of Paycor Stadium, which, like his new secondary, is under renovation:  Think a combination of popular Bengals past and present, such as Tyler Boyd, Mike Hilton, and T.J. Houshmandzadeh.

Zack Moss had another reminder of just how far he's come in one of those inspirational, almost made-for-TV lives when he walked into Paycor Stadium Thursday for the first time as a Bengals running back and saw Chad Johnson.

Of course, Vonn Bell began the day he returned to the Bengals working out at 5 a.m. Friday before he caught the flight out of Miami to Cincinnati to sign the deal.

The Bengals today signed free agent S Vonn Bell to a one-year contract through the 2024 season.

According to multiple reports the Bengals have  reached a deal with wide receiver Trenton Irwin,  whose 40 catches and five touchdowns in the past  two seasons have elevated him into the game-day role of reliable backup.

The Bengals today re-signed unrestricted free agent TE Tanner Hudson to a one-year contract extension through the 2024 season.

The lure of Joe Burrow's Bengals lives. Just talk to his two newest weapons after they signed Thursday.

The Bengals today signed unrestricted free agent HB Zack Moss to a two-year contract through the 2025 season.

The Bengals today signed unrestricted free agent S Geno Stone to a two-year contract through the 2025 season.

The Bengals today signed unrestricted free agent TE Mike Gesicki to a one-year contract through the 2024 season.

According to multiple reports, Bengals playoff hero Vonn Bell, known in the Cincy locker room as the "five-star general," is returning on a one-year deal to help the secondary's offseason renovation that began earlier in the week with the Geno Stone agreement.

The Bengals reportedly reached a deal Wednesday night with one of the top defensive tackles remaining in free agency when outlets had them agreeing with Texans defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins, a proven and productive three-technique since he came into the league as a first-rounder in 2016.

With teammates and fans calling him a Cincinnati legend, Bengals all-time postseason rushing leader Joe Mixon's busy and bountiful run at Paycor Stadium ended Wednesday when the club traded him to the Texans on the first day of the NFL's new year.

The Bengals today have agreed to trade HB Joe Mixon to the Houston Texans.

The Bengals today released S Nick Scott.

The Bengals today re-signed LB Akeem Davis-Gaither to a one-year contract extension through the 2024 season.

The deals the Bengals reportedly struck in the first two days of free agency may have a massive impact on how they'll play the game in 2024.

Multiple reports have the Bengals re-signing backup linebacker Akeem Davis-Gaither to a one-year deal. One report has special teams coordinator Darrin Simmons ecstatic.

The Bengals got that highly-drafted tight end Tuesday.  According to reports it just happened to be on the second day of free agency in a one-year agreement with the former Patriot and second-round draft pick of the Dolphins, Penn State's Mike Gesicki.

The Bengals today re-signed TE Drew Sample to a three-year contract extension through the 2026 season.

The Bengals today re-signed HB Trayveon Williams to a one-year contract extension through the 2024 season.

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 The Bengals today re-signed G Cody Ford to a one-year contract extension through the 2024 season.

NFL free agency starts Monday and you only have to go back to last year's first week of free agency and the sudden surprise signing of Pro Bowl left tackle Orlando Brown Jr. to get a sense of what may unfold during the warp speed of next week and how the Bengals are going to approach it. 

The Bengals today announced that LS Cal Adomitis and QB Jake Browning have been issued tenders which assure the team will retain their exclusive rights for the 2024 season. 

The Bengals all but guaranteed quarterback Joe Burrow his top two weapons for the upcoming season when they put the franchise tag on free-agent wide receiver Tee Higgins.

The Bengals today designated WR Tee Higgins as the team's franchise player. 

The Bengals today released QB AJ McCarron.