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Tony Williams couldn’t get to sleep Tuesday night after he found out the Bengals had signed one of his best friends in football and a fellow defensive lineman.
But he is refreshed with the addition of Duane Clemons, the third down linemen to wake up to Marvin Lewis’ new day via free agency.
“We just made up some ground,” said Williams, the tackle who broke into the league on Minnesota’s line with Clemons. “He brings a name and he brings an attitude. I was charged up last night. We kind of grew up together going to the playoffs three straight years, and I’ve been telling him to come join me.”
Clemons also brings the crunch in the roster. He’s the 14th defensive linemen in a spot where only eight are usually kept. How tight is it? Equipment managers Rob Recker and Jeff Brickner have no numbers in the 90s to give to Clemons when he arrives next week.
“It’s a madhouse around here,” said tackle Oliver Gibson. “But at 2-14, what do you expect? You have to expect that.”
But he is refreshed with the addition of Duane Clemons, the third down linemen to wake up to Marvin Lewis’ new day via free agency.
“We just made up some ground,” said Williams, the tackle who broke into the league on Minnesota’s line with Clemons. “He brings a name and he brings an attitude. I was charged up last night. We kind of grew up together going to the playoffs three straight years, and I’ve been telling him to come join me.”
Clemons also brings the crunch in the roster. He’s the 14th defensive linemen in a spot where only eight are usually kept. How tight is it? Equipment managers Rob Recker and Jeff Brickner have no numbers in the 90s to give to Clemons when he arrives next week.
“It’s a madhouse around here,” said tackle Oliver Gibson. “But at 2-14, what do you expect? You have to expect that.”
