The Cincinnati Bengals will retain head coach Zac Taylor and director of participant personnel Duke Tobin, group proprietor Mike Brown introduced in a press release shared on the team’s official website Monday (January 5).
The Bengals missed the playoffs for the third consecutive season amid Joe Burrow‘s turf toe harm, which required surgical procedure and dominated him out for almost all of the 2025 season, ending at 6-11.
“Our focus is on building a team that can consistently compete at the highest level, with the goal of winning championships,” Brown stated. “After considerate consideration, I’m assured that Duke Tobin and Zac Taylor are the proper leaders to information us ahead.
“They have proven they can build and lead teams that compete for championships. We trust their plans and expect to return to our desired level of success.”
Taylor was employed by the Bengals in 2019 after beforehand working as an assistant vast receivers coach (2017) and quarterbacks coach (2018) for the Los Angeles Rams. The 42-year-old has a 52-63-1 file in seven seasons in Cincinnati, which incorporates an look in Super Bowl LVI, two AFC Championship Game appearances and two division titles.
The Bengals have, nevertheless, completed third within the AFC North Division standings throughout every of the previous two seasons and missed the playoffs in 5 of Taylor’s seven seasons.
Tobin has served because the Bengals’ director of participant personnel since 1994, which features a file of 185-199-4 and 9 postseason appearances in 24 seasons.