Bengals Snag Lawrence, Bears Miss Out

0:00On April 24th, the Cincinnati Bengals just snagged New York Giants star defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence, a three-time pro-Bull beast by trading away. Their tent overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. That move happened last week, and it came down to a bidding war where Ascency came out on top. Several teams jumped in, but the Chicago Bears were right there offering their 25th pick to shore up their line. Still, the Bengals Top 10 offer was too rich for the Giants to ignore, especially for two-time all pro-like Lawrence, who's worth about. 28 million bucks a year. Bears fans are feeling the sting on this one, calling it a huge miss shot to fix their defense that ranked near the bottom last season in points and yards allowed. Chicago's been hunting for that game-changer to flip their script. New details dropped this week confirming the Bears pushed hard, but Ascency's aggressive bid sealed it. Leaving New York with prime draft capital, instead of paying big on a contenderless squad, now the Bears got to keep scouting talent to build that wall for 2026 and beyond.

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