Compensation update: Now that he has passed his physical and the trade is official, newly-acquired DT Dexter Lawerence is signing a one-year, $28 million contract extension with the Bengals, per @WinSportsGroup
So in the end, Lawrence gets the trade he wanted while being contractually tied to Cincinnati for the next three seasons.
Absent a trade back info the first round, this will mark just the second time in franchise history the Bengals will not make a first round pick.
The only other instance was 1989.
Reports indicating Hendrickson chose Baltimore because he felt it was the best culture fit to be on a team that also backs out of deals they agreed to.
They saw the top pass rusher could be had for a discount and they could keep their 2 first-round picks.
It doesn't take an investigative journalist to figure out why Maxx Crosby "failed his physical".
“DAD, HOW GOOD WAS JOE BURROW IN 2024 ON THE #BENGALS…?”
Burrow deserved to be the MVP of the league, one of the all-time great offensive seasons:
https://t.co/2Y0dKGgAcu
The #Bengals had one of the worst Super Bowl defenses of the last 26 years, but the way opposing fanbases talk would have you think Joe Burrow played for the 1985 Bears.
Good run D, but essentially the definition of an average defense the majority of that season.
@zimwhodey Pro bowl awards being a factor in Ring of Honor or HOF cases is a bigger issue in itself. No award that involves fan voting should matter when it comes to that. Obviously it is what it is but fan voting should be removed from sports awards entirely.