Cincinnati Bengals Make Blockbuster Trade for Giants Star Dexter Lawrence

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00:00Because the Bengals paid a lot.

00:01They're giving him a new contract.

00:04He's getting a new contract, and he's someone that, one, wanted it, two, is deserving of it.

00:10There aren't many nose tackles that can get pressure on opposing quarterbacks, and he's the best at it.

00:17To get something like that that's super rare, you've got to pay a premium.

00:22And sometimes the cost can be worth it.

00:26Even if you're like, man, that's a lot to give up.

00:29And I think the Bengals just looked at this, and they looked at the 10th pick, and they looked around,

00:33and they saw everybody we've been talking about.

00:35Arvel Reese is going to be gone.

00:36David Bailey is going to be gone.

00:37Jeremiah Love is going to be gone.

00:39Sonny Stiles is going to be gone.

00:42Bain probably gone.

00:43And I think they were in on Reuben Bain Jr.

00:47I'll tell you, the Bengals were in on Reuben Bain Jr.

00:49They don't think he's going to be there.

00:51I think that's what this tells you, is that their intel is telling them that it would probably be maybe

00:57Delane,

00:57maybe McCoy, or Dexter Lawrence.

01:00And when you see Dexter Lawrence in stripes, when you see a guy like that, a three-time Pro Bowl,

01:06or someone who's been so dominant from the nose tackle position, a game-changing defensive tackle,

01:11Andrew, they've had this defensive tackle thirst for years.

01:16Years.

01:17No doubt.

01:18So, like, dating back to Sheldon Rankins and signing him and moving on from DJ,

01:23a big reason why is because they wanted a guy who could get some pressure.

01:26Obviously, that didn't work out.

01:28Last year, they wanted Walter Nolan.

01:31I'll go out and I'll say it now.

01:33They wanted Walter Nolan.

01:34He didn't make it to them at 17.

01:36He got picked at 16.

01:37And I think they said, you know what, man?

01:41Boye Mafé, Miles Murphy, Shamar Stewart.

01:44Like, we've invested in edge.

01:46This is a game wrecker in the middle.

01:48We got to get them.

01:50Yeah.

01:50And they, by God, they got them.