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Michigan State Football: Darqueze Dennard to start for Bengals

Making it in the NFL isn’t easy. Just ask Darqueze Dennard. After getting drafted No. 24 overall in the 2014 NFL Draft, the former Michigan State football star has had to fight for playing time in the Bengals’ secondary.

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Although he hasn’t become the full-time starter right away like he had hoped, the former Spartan cornerback has earned himself a spot in with the rest of the No. 1s in Week 1.

The Bengals take on the Baltimore Ravens Sunday and it looks as if Dennard will be taking over the starting cornerback spot alongside Dre Kirkpatrick, according to the depth chart.