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We knew when the Cincinnati Bengals drafted LSU's Joe Burrow with the first overall pick in the 2020 NFL draft last week that it was the dawn of a new age for the franchise.
On Thursday, the previous era officially ended.
After nine years, 31,594 passing yards, 204 touchdown passes, 70 victories, 24 game-winning drives and four postseason starts, the Bengals released Andy Dalton (at his request), according to ESPN's Ben Baby and Josina Anderson.
The 32-year-old, who was a second-round pick of the Bengals in 2011 (the same year A.