Stage Set for Defensive Coordinator Al Golden to Add Familiar Faces to Cincinnati Bengals' Defense. Golden spent the past three seasons at Notre Dame. It's realistic to think the Bengals will target some of his former players in the 2025 NFL Draft.

Significant turnover in the personnel on a top-five defense from last season limits the scope of what Al Golden could offer successor Chris Ash.

Notre Dame’s new defensive coordinator has been busy this spring. Chris Ash, who took over the defense this offseason when Al Golden left for the same position with the Cincinnati Bengals, is back in college after his own NFL stint and seeing things from a different perspective during Notre Dame’s spring work.

In response, the Bengals fired defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo. A man once believed to be the club’s secret weapon in toppling Patrick Mahomes became its scapegoat. They hired Al Golden ...

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase (1) catches a deflected pass as Green Bay Packers cornerback Eric Stokes (21) and Green Bay Packers inside linebacker Oren Burks (42) attempt to stop ...

T he Cincinnati Bengals like to do things their way. If you’re a fan, and you’ve been a fan for any length of time, you know this. They don’t operate the same way some other