COMMENTARY
After selecting LSU quarterback Joe Burrow with the No. 1 overall pick in last week’s NFL Draft, the Cincinnati Bengals released veteran quarterback Andy Dalton on Wednesday. The 35th overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft, Dalton, from TCU, led the Bengals to five straight playoff berths, including two division titles, in his first five seasons in the NFL, and also holds the Bengals franchise record for touchdown passes with 204.
After failing to find a trade partner to offload Dalton’s $17.7 million salary from their 2020 salary cap, the Bengals made the logical decision to part ways with Dalton, who was benched for Ryan Finley after starting last season 0-8 as the starting QB for the Bengals.