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Bengals tried to land Malcolm Roach before he signed with Broncos

The Cincinnati Bengals seem intrigued by the thought of bringing back DJ Reader, but they also know that their depth at defensive tackle isn’t what it should be. It will be a position they target in both free agency and the draft.

They tried to add a rising star in former New Orleans Saints defensive tackle Malcolm Roach, but he signed with the Denver Broncos instead on Tuesday.

There were many other suitors for the 25-year-old, per Denver Gazette reporter Chris Tomasson.

In reaching an agreement to sign DT Malcolm Roach to a two-year, $8 million contract, the #Broncos beat out the Rams, Cardinals, Bills and Bengals, who also had expressed a lot of interest.