The Bengals attempted to massage the loss of Reader last year with a committee approach that includes rookies Kris Jenkins Jr ...

The Detroit Lions added a proven veteran to their defensive line in former Cincinnati Bengals nose tackle DJ Reader. The eight-year NFL veteran brings a plethora of experience and has performed at ...

The Bengals run defense really was ungodly bad ... March 12, 2025 They replaced DJ Reader, a 330-pound planet, with Sheldon Rankins, a 305 pound penetrator that doesn't even play the same position.

Bengals director of player personnel Duke Tobin ... Failure to stop the run, accentuated by a free-agency period that included DJ Reader’s departure without a competent replacement, haunted ...

A big part of the youth movement for the Cincinnati Bengals defense in 2025 hinges on defensive linemen Kris Jenkins Jr. and McKinnley Jackson. Just ask Bengals head coach Zac Taylor, who recently ...

NFL free agency has begun, and we're keeping track of every major signing, trade and release of the 2025 offseason, with analysis from our NFL Nation reporters and grades from our experts. The new ...

Had the Bengals failed to extend both Chase and Higgins after multiple years of losing talented players like Jessie Bates and DJ Reader, it would have sent the wrong message to Burrow. That's ...

The Cincinnati Bengals focused on their own to start NFL free ... so Cincinnati does the right thing here and makes sure another DJ Reader-like setback doesn't happen.

Even so, the Bengals brought back BJ Hill in free agency and added nose T.J. Slaton after cutting loose Sheldon Rankins. Getting more talented and versatile on the front seven as soon as Round 1 with ...