Bengals sign Bryan Cook, Boye Mafe to combined $100.25 million

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cook-bryan/hYkzpf9E/"]Cook[/a], 26, will receive $40.25 million over three years. The safety played in all 34 games for the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/kansas-city-chiefs/vienoNr7/"]Chiefs[/a] the past two seasons. He finished the 2025 season with a career-high 85 tackles and six pass deflections, ranking sixth among 98 qualified safeties in pass coverage (83.2) and 15th in run defense (80.1).[/p][p]Wide receivers averaged just 8.7 yards per reception against Cook last season - he allowed at least 13.0 in the previous three seasons. He has also committed just one penalty over the course of his entire NFL career. [/p][p]Cook is a major addition for a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/cincinnati-bengals/bwahmpRr/"]Bengals[/a] secondary that ranked 31st last season.[/p][embed guid="f43528c6-2fb7-46e4-a3d6-e61d1ea4a0e9" url="https://x.com/NFL/status/2031090163447914784?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mafe-boye/IcfE1NXb/"]Mafe[/a], 27, is getting $60 million over his three-year contract. The linebacker also played in all 17 games (four starts) but for the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/seattle-seahawks/f5h1oOee/"]Seattle Seahawks[/a] last season.[/p][p]He posted a career-low in tackles (31) and sacks (2), along with five pass deflections.[/p][embed guid="43770caf-5352-4734-8f37-782106da3db8" url="https://x.com/NFL/status/2031102883760832681?s=20" social-type="twitter" /]