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Will Clarke stepping up with Bengals depleted at DE

This could be a big training camp for Will Clarke with Michael Johnson and other defensive ends injured.

After being drafted in the third round out of West Virginia last year, Clarke rarely saw the field his rookie year, despite the Bengals finishing dead last in sacks. Clarke was drafted in the third round of the 2014 draft to replace Michael Johnson after he left to sign with Tampa Bay last year.

Though Johnson ended up re-signing with the Bengals after the Bucs cut him this year, he's now on the mend for 4+ weeks after spraining his MCL during Sunday's practice.