Grading the Bengals first wave of free agency

How does the Bengals’ trip to free agency grade so far?

It’s going to be hard to find onlookers who disliked what the Cincinnati Bengals accomplished in their first wave of free agency.

Going into free agency, it was safe to wonder if the team would be big spenders for the third consecutive offseason.

The offensive line needed to be rebuilt and the team had plenty of cap space, but needed to start thinking about extensions for big names like Jessie Bates — and Joe Burrow’s is right around the corner.

But the Bengals did just that, spending big on three marquee free agents, adding to the offense and getting some of their own names back. Here’s a look at grading their process so far.