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I dropped a mock today! Link in reply.

I remember in 2012 when the Bengals signed Terence Newman on April 11th and I knew that meant they weren't going to draft a CB anymore. Then they drafted Dre Kirkpatrick in the 1st round. They also signed Guard Jacob Bell on April 7th and I figured that meant they weren't drafting a guard. Then they drafted Kevin Zeitler in the 1st round. But, they also signed TE Donald Lee on April 13th and then drafted Orsen Charles in the 4th round. All three of those happened in 2012. But that has to be the only year, right? Oh, in 2013 they signed TE Alex Smith on April 16th. They then drafted Tyler Eifert in the 1st round. They also brought back RB Bernard Scott on April 12th and then drafted Giovani Bernard in the 2nd round. Oh oh they also signed legendary Edge/OLB James Harrison on April 18th. Surely they wouldn't... Wait... they drafted DE Margus Hunt and OLB Sean Porter right after that. On April 12th they also signed G Mike Pollak. They then drafted 3 offensive linemen that year. The next year, 2014, the Bengals signed 3 veterans right before the draft. The DE was Sam Montgomery and they drafted Will Clarke in the 3rd round. In 2017, the Bengals traded for veteran DE Chris Smith from the Jags on April 11th. This means they won't be drafting... Oh welcome to the team Carl Lawson and Jordan Willis! In 2022, they signed CB/S hybrid guy Tre Flowers on April 7th. Their first round pick? You guessed it, Dax Hill. In 2023, the Bengals signed DE Tarrell Basham on April 5th. The shock on my face when they drafted Myles Murphy in the 1st round!? And last year, on April 9th, the Bengals signed LB Joe Giles-Harris. They would then draft two linebackers in Demetrius Knight and Barrett Carter. So, yeah. Their April signings have had no impact on them eliminating positions from their draft boards.

Former Steelers free-agent safety Kyle Dugger is signing a one-year deal with the Cincinnati Bengals, per his agent Drew Rosenhaus.

Indiana CB D'Angelo Ponds runs 4.31 40-yard dash at pro day.