Inside The Pick: Bengals Get Edgy With Clemson's Gifted Myles Murphy
Yet the Bengals were unshakeable in their belief that Murphy was their guy as the first round slipped away and the phone rang with offers of a trade back. Not far back, but far enough. They weren't going to risk losing Murphy and his productive career on the Clemson edge, they decided, so they stayed at No. 28 during a week the AFC stepped up its arms race stockpiling elite quarterbacks.
Watch: New Cincinnati Bengals Defensive End Myles Murphy's Opening Message to Bengals Fans
"Cincinnati, We getting to the quarterback, we getting to the Super Bowl, we getting to the AFC championship," Murphy said.