The Cincinnati Bengals spent most of the day hosting a couple of big players in offensive tackle Mekhi Becton and defensive tackle Teair Tart. Unfortunately, neither of those guys could equate to the feeling of the team losing D.J. Reader to the Detroit Lions.
Reader was the anchor to the middle of this defense throughout the turnaround when he was healthy. He was also one of the first big-name free agents the Bengals signed before the 2020 season. When he wasn’t out there, it was obvious that teams were able to run way easier up the gut.