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D.J. Reader is taking it upon himself to fix the Bengals’ run-stopping problems

Over the last decade, the Cincinnati Bengals have a reputation of not being big spenders in free agency. If they were, star offensive lineman Andrew Whitworth may still be in the Queen City.

That’s why their offseason turned some heads.

They added the necessary parts on both sides of the ball to majorly improve their two-win roster from a season ago. There was one specific need though, and it pertained to stopping the run.

The Bengals, allowing 148.9 yards per game against opposing rushers, were the league’s worst run defense in 2019.