The Cincinnati Bengals watched Chidobe Awuzie go down with a torn ACL last season, and they instantly knew their secondary was in trouble with both Jessie Bates III and Vonn Bell hitting the free agency market.
Thankfully, rookie Cam Taylor-Britt stepped up nicely and is set to be a key piece of the puzzle for the long-term future. Who else was going to step up and play a pivotal role in this season’s secondary?
While Eli Apple might have been brought back, that storyline changed when the Bengals drafted cornerback DJ Turner, adding to their collection of former Michigan Wolverines.