In other words, the Chiefs are fully seizing on the leverage inherent to having two options in order to get the best deal from each place. When there's resistance, all the Chiefs

All told, it's way too early to draw any significant conclusions about the 2025 Bengals. The defense won Day One. If they string a couple good days together, then we'll have a trend on our hands. Until then, let's give it a few more days before we make sweeping conclusions.