{"id":18373,"date":"2025-03-22T23:05:23","date_gmt":"2025-03-22T23:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=18373"},"modified":"2025-03-22T23:05:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-22T23:05:23","slug":"breaking-major-outlet-names-bengals-as-solid-team-fit-for-veteran-edge-rusher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=18373","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING : Major Outlet Names Bengals as Solid Team Fit For Veteran Edge Rusher"},"content":{"rendered":"
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CINCINNATI \u2014<\/strong>\u00a0The Bengals are trying to sign Trey Hendrickson to a revised contract this offseason, and\u00a0ESPN’s\u00a0Bill Barnwell thinks they should add another veteran on the edge to pair with him.<\/p>\n

He had\u00a0Matthew Judon slotted as a solid fit\u00a0for Cincinnati, Kansas City, and Washington. The 32-year-old struggled with a career-low 43 PFF grade on 655 snaps this past season.<\/p>\n

“Over the\u00a0final seven games of the season, Judon got back on track, generating\u00a04\u00a0sacks,\u00a06\u00a0knockdowns and\u00a01\u00a0pick-six,”\u00a0Barnwell noted.\u00a0“Admittedly, a closer look pokes some of the air out of that balloon: The four sacks include a play in which a lineman appeared to\u00a0be tripped, a coverage sack, and a snap in which two Commanders linemen converged on another pass rusher, leaving Judon free to take down\u00a0Jayden Daniels. So,\u00a0I’m\u00a0not sure he was significantly better in the second half.<\/p>\n

“Judon is a sound, smart player, but as he turns 33 this year, a new team would probably need to continue spotting him in a part-time role in an edge-rushing rotation. He had 20-plus hits in five consecutive seasons between 2018 and 2022 and nine in four games before suffering a\u00a0season-ending injury\u00a0with the Pats in 2023. The hope would naturally be that 2024 was an outlier on a team where nobody seemed capable of getting after the quarterback. The Falcons signaled their decision to move on from Judon by\u00a0signing Leonard Floyd\u00a0in free agency, but Judon should eventually find a one-year deal with a contender.”<\/p>\n

Judon may have one or two more good seasons\u00a0in him, or he could be flat-out cooked. Making him a part of a rotation as opposed to a full-time starter is probably best to squeeze the rest of his good snaps out.<\/p>\n

PFF projects Judon to sign a one-year, $4.5 million deal over the next few months.<\/p>\n