Much to the pleasure of those who cover the Cincinnati Bengals and the NFL draft, the team signed edge rusher Antwaun Powell-Ryland to the practice squad. Now we can only hope that he garners a significant amount of snaps, given that Trey Hendrickson and Shemar Stewart are out. While getting excited about a mid-season practice squad player should not be overly exciting, the front office signing a pass rusher who can actually rush the passer has not been the team’s modus operandi as of late. Nevertheless, the Bengals should not stop with Powell-Ryland and target another edge rusher from the 9-2 New England Patriots’ practice squad. The Bengals should continue their tuning of the pass rush and sign former LSU linebacker/edge rusher Bradyn Swinson off New England’s practice squad. Beyond the fact that the Pats pay a visit to Cincinnati in Week 12 and could get some insider information — anything helps at this point! — Swinson would be a superb addition on his own merits. Swinson, inexplicably to someone not in
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