Bengals Sign Kyle Dugger: What it Means for Defense & NFL Draft Impact

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🗓️ 2 April 2026

⏱️ 15 minutes

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The Cincinnati Bengals added to the secondary on Thursday, with safety Kyle Dugger joining the team on a one-year deal. Jake Liscow and James Rapien break down Dugger's fit as a box/slot defender or as a third safety, and praise the Bengals for making a move to add useful depth. Plus, they discuss how Dugger could impact the Bengals' draft plans both for Caleb Downs in the first round, or for hybrid defenders like Kyle Louis later in the draft.

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0:00.0	A surprise early April edition for the Cincinnati Bengals.
0:05.0	Kyle Dugger joins the Bengals on a one-year deal.
0:12.6	You are locked on Bengals,
0:16.3	your daily Cincinnati Bengals podcast.
0:19.4	Part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:24.5	What up Bengals fans and welcome to a mini episode of the Lockdown Bengals podcast.
0:29.5	He's James Rapine.
0:30.3	I'm Jake Liscoe.
0:31.3	And today we're talking to you about the Bengals' latest edition, Safety Kyle Dugger,
0:36.7	most recently played for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
0:39.1	Of course, before that was with the New England Patriots.
0:41.8	We talked about him as a potential waiver claim, I believe, for the Cincinnati Bengals last
0:47.4	off season before the Pittsburgh Steelers made the trade for Dugger when it was clear that
0:51.9	Dugger's time had run out in New England.
0:54.7	And now he is a Cincinnati Bengal.
0:57.6	James Rappeen will be talking today about the potential impact on the Bengals draft plans
1:02.4	and how Dugger fits with the Bengals.
1:06.2	And as we were recording yesterday, James, you were sure that there would be news today.
1:11.5	And boy, did it turn out that you were right.
1:13.3	The Bengals also signed Jaseer Taylor, by the way, Slot Corner, who will probably be a fringe
1:18.5	roster player, special teams kind of player.
1:20.3	We're going to focus here on Kyle Dugger.
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