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The Cincinnati Bengals finally hit on the linebacker need in free agency, adding Josh Bynes.
According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, it’s a one-year deal for the veteran linebacker.
Bynes, 30, spent last year with the Baltimore Ravens after two years in Arizona and three more apiece in Detroit and Baltimore. He hasn’t played in a full 16-game season since 2015.
A seven-game starter last year, Bynes played on 40 percent of his defense’s snaps and is merely a depth add after the Bengals ignored the linebacker position in free agency to this point.
The news comes on the same day Bengals free agent Nick Vigil decided to sign elsewhere. Given the dire problems for the unit last year and losses this offseason, the Bynes move doesn’t change much for how the team will approach the draft.
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