The Bengals fired defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo and offensive line coach Frank Pollack on Monday.
Cincinnati (9-8) missed the playoffs in the AFC, coming up short despite a five-game winning streak to end the season.
Anarumo has been defensive coordinator of the Bengals since Zac Taylor became head coach in 2019.
He was a finalist for head-coaching positions just two years ago, when the Bengals were coming off of back-to-back AFC Championship Game appearances.
It’s the latest move made by NFL teams on Black Monday, with the New York Giants and Jacksonville Jaguars also making huge coaching calls.
The Bengals were torched repeatedly during a 4-8 start to the 2024 season.
The Bengals fired defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo (right) and offensive line coach Frank Pollack
Anarumo has been the Bengals’ defensive coordinator since Zac Taylor (above) became coach
They dropped one-score games in which they allowed 34 points to the Chargers, 35 and 41 to the Ravens, 38 against the Commanders and 44 to the Steelers.
Cincinnati finished the season 25th in total defense, allowing 348.3 yards per game, and tied for 26th in points allowed, giving up 25.5 per game.
Defensive line coach Marion Hobby and linebackers coach James Bettcher were also fired Monday, as was Pollack.
Pollack was in his second tour of duty in Cincinnati and has also coached for the Jets, Cowboys and Raiders.
Quarterback Joe Burrow was sacked 48 times in 2024 after Cincinnati allowed 50 total sacks in 2023.
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