The Cincinnati Bengals are hoping that one of the biggest additions they can make to their roster this year is a healthy and motivated Carl Lawson, who flashed as a situational pass-rusher as a rookie fourth-round pick in 2017, but who only recorded one sack in seven games before suffering a severe ACL injury last season.
The Bengals had one of the worst defenses in the league last season, though they also had a lot of injuries, particularly at the linebacker position, that had to do with their struggles. But suffice it to say that outside of Geno Atkins and Carlos Dunlap, they didn’t have a lot of personnel who were having success getting after the quarterback.