Only once before in the six previous seasons of the A.J. Green-Andy Dalton run have the Bengals cut down their final roster to three defensive linemen with less than three years experience. But Pro Bowl left end Carlos Dunlap, a whiskered 28-year-old vet in his eighth NFL season is feeling the winds of change along his front.
“It looks like they can help us right away if you go by the tape of the preseason,” said Dunlap of the kids before Wednesday’s practice. “And it seem like they’re acknowledging it upstairs.”
Tackle Brandon Thompson’s release on Monday caught Dunlap’s eye.