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DJ Reader ‘has been and could be a very important part of our team’

Related Topics: D. J. Reader, Theodore Karras

The Cincinnati Enquirer’s Kelsey Conway was able to discuss the upcoming offseason with Cincinnati Bengals director of player personnel and de facto general manager Duke Tobin.

They discussed a wide range of topics, and eventually, they landed on defensive tackle DJ Reader and his future with the team.

Reader is set to enter NFL free agency while rehabbing from a torn right quad muscle sustained on December 16th in the Bengals’ overtime win over the Minnesota Vikings.

Here’s what Tobin had to say about the Bengals’ defensive captain.

“DJ’s been great for us,” he said.