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The Cincinnati Bengals are pleased with their trade for Dexter Lawrence, swapping the 10th pick for one of the NFL's top interior defenders. An NFL executive questioned whether the Bengals could have negotiated a better deal.
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The Cincinnati Bengals are very happy with the Dexter Lawrence trade, to put it lightly.
A straight-up swap of the 10th pick for one of the best interior defenders in the NFL, some around the NFL have likened the Bengalsâ trade to an NBA deal.
And when the goal is helping Joe Burrow, itâs hard to complain.
Even so, one anonymous NFL executive recently chatted with The AthleticâsMike Sando and wondered if the Bengals couldnât have done a better job with the deal.
Namely, the executive wondered if the Bengals couldnât have recruited a third team into the mix to help them get some sort of draft pick backâŠand wondered if the Giants did that by design.
âBut I donât think enough people were aware it was happening,â an exec told Sando, âand the Giants played it smart by making the Bengals think they had to give up the 10th pick.â
At the end of the day? The Bengals probably didn't want a bunch of other teams aware of what was going on with the deal. Adding a third party in the hopes of getting a mid-round pick or so in the deal wouldnât have likely been worth it.
The rebuilding Giants, too, were probably just happy to get out of the whole thing with a top-10 selection for a player who didn't want to be in town anymore.
Overall, the âwinnerâ of the deal is something only hindsight can say far down the road.
This article originally appeared on Bengals Wire:
The Bengals traded the 10th pick in the draft for Dexter Lawrence.
The Bengals believe the trade significantly strengthens their defense and supports quarterback Joe Burrow.
An NFL executive suggested that the Bengals might have been able to negotiate a better deal for Dexter Lawrence.
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