There will be a reunion in the Cincinnati Bengals defensive line room next season as defensive tackle D.J. Reader will get a second chance to work with Marion Hobby, Cincinnati‘s newly hired defensive line coach.
From 2011-16, Hobby worked under Dabo Swinney as the Clemson Tigers’ co-defensive coordinator/defensive ends coach. There, he coached Reader from 2012-15 and he even attempted recruiting Reader to Duke out of high school while serving as the Blue Devils defensive line coach.
Hobby confirmed Reader played a role in bringing him to the Queen City in an interview with Bengals.