Cincy Jungle · Mar 21, 2021
Bengals made a run at Sheldon Rankins before he picked Jets
Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty ImagesThe Cincinnati Bengals have already made several splash moves on defense, and they attempted to make another in the form of Sheldon Rankins.
Unfortunately, the Bengals missed out as Rankins agreed to a deal with the New York Jets.
The #Bengals also made a hard run at Rankins, the former #Saints first-round pick who lands in New York instead. https://t.co/5y5An3urq1
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) March 21, 2021 A 6-2, 305 pound defensive lineman entering his sixth NFL season, Rankins would have been a major upgrade to a defensive line that’s lost Geno Atkins and Carlos Dunlap over the last year.
