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Chris Roling

Report: Bengals make a splash by signing DL D.J. Reader

The Cincinnati Bengals landed a budding star in free agency Tuesday by signing former Houston Texans defensive tackle D.J. Reader.

The move was first reported by Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle and is for $53 million over four years.

Reader is one of NFL free agency’s underrated superstars as a massive 347-pound tackle who stands up well in the running game and also provides a great pass rush.

The news comes only a few hours after it was revealed the Bengals missed on primary linebacker target Joe Schobert.

Doling out big money here is a big message sent by the Bengals, who seemingly recovered quickly from the Schobert whiff to land one of free agency’s biggest prizes on the defensive side of the football.

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