Knox also lists the Kansas City Chiefs as a back-up option for a Pratt trade. While fans might think it unlikely the Bengals help out one of their biggest rivals like that, keep in mind that they did right by shipping Joe Mixon to a contender with the Houston Texans in the AFC, too.

Colin Cowherd on Joe Burrow: "It's very hard to miss the playoffs when you have a great quarterback. One team that happened this year: Cincinnati."

Joe Burrow made his feelings perfectly clear when asked about the futures of Ja'Marr Chase, Tee Higgins, Trey Hendrickson and Mike Gesicki last week at radio row. Burrow wants the Bengals to spend to not only keep their top players—but to put a championship team around him.