Bengals Trade Up, Draft Lawrence; Round 2-7 Picks Announced

0:00On April 23rd, the NFL draft kicks off tonight. Thursday, April 23rd at APM Eastern Time and his prime time for teambuilding across the league. The Cincinnati Bengals already made a splash by trading their 10th overall pick to the New York Giants for star defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence, so they'll sit out round one but jump back and strong on day two. To keep the action flowing, the league slashed first round clock time to 10 minutes per pick this year, down from the usual 15. Round two and three hit Friday at 7 p.m. Eastern, then rounds four through seven start Saturday at noon Eastern with pick times dropping to seven. Minutes in round two, five minutes for rounds three through six, and four minutes in round seven. Bengals fans are hyped despite the weight, the trade lands them, a proven beast up front, bolstering that defensive line they've been needing. It's got everyone buzzing about how Cincinnati stacks their roster without a top 10 shot, turning potential disappointment into strategic wins.

1:04Your Bengals picks lineup like this. Round two, pick 41, round three, pick 72, round four, pick 110, two and round six at picks one. 89 and 199, and round seven picks 221 and 226. Catch it all on NFL Network, ABC, ESPN, or ESPN Deportes, plus streaming on NFL Plus, the ESPN app Hulu or Disney Plus for the first time. Fire up those streams tonight, the drafts pace means non-stop drama, and with Lawrence locked in, the Bengals are primed to load up and chase that. Ring, football news, powered by AI. This is NFL News Today. I'm Cory with the story.