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Locked On Bengals - Daily Podcast On The Cincinnati Bengals

Why DJ Turner and Jordan Battle were drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals | 2023 NFL Draft Reaction

Locked On Bengals - Daily Podcast On The Cincinnati Bengals

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🗓️ 29 April 2023

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

The Cincinnati Bengals select Michigan's DJ Turner and Alabama's Jordan Battle in the second and third round of the 2023 NFL Draft. Locked On Bengals host Jake Liscow joins Locked On NFL’s Peter Bukowski to react and break down what selecting DJ Turner and Jordan Battle mean for the Cincinnati Bengals for the 2023 NFL season and beyond and also how it impacts the Cincinnati Bengals roster.  Here’s is our reaction and analysis for every pick in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYgbowiVRKZOxe-qSWcBdUxAlwIbNkszq  Follow Locked On’s 2023 NFL Draft Coverage by subscribing to Locked On NFL: https://www.youtube.com/@LockedOnNFL  Locked On NFL League-Wide: Every Team, Fantasy, Draft & More https://linktr.ee/LockedOnNFL Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! BetterHelp This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. BetterHelp connects you with a licensed therapist who can take you on that journey of self-discovery from wherever you are. Visit BetterHelp.com/lockedon today to get 10% off your first month. Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you’ll get 15% off your next order. Ultimate Football GM To download the game just visit Ultimate-GM.com or look it up on the app stores. Our listeners get a 100% free boost to their franchise when using the promo LOCKEDON (ALL CAPS) in the game store. FanDuel Make Every Moment More. Don’t miss the chance to get your No Sweat First Bet up to ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS in Bonus Bets when you go FanDuel.com/LOCKEDON. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

The Cincinnati Bengals seemed to have one thing on their mind in the 2023 NFL draft, stopping

0:05.8

offenses like the Kansas City Chiefs. First, it was Miles Murphy in the first round,

0:10.6

the pass rusher from Clemson. Then on day two, DJ Turner, the cornerback from Michigan

0:15.4

and Jordan Battle the safety from Alabama. I'm Peter Bukowski, joined by Jake Lisco, from Locked on Bengals,

0:22.4

plenty to dig into here.

0:24.3

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0:37.1

And Jake, this was a team that was vanquished last year at the hands of Patrick Mahomes

0:42.7

and the Chiefs.

0:44.0

So what did you make of this secondary investment on day two?

0:48.6

The DJ Turner pick made a lot of sense to me.

0:51.0

He was one of the guys that as the pick was getting closer, we identified

0:54.6

as a guy that would make sense for the Cincinnati Bengals in that spot. One thing they've shown,

0:59.7

Jordan Battle aside, and his athletic testing is that they are trying to get athletic in the

1:05.6

secondary. They add Nick Scott as a free agent last year. They draft Dax Hill anticipating the Jesse Bates departure, Cam Taylor Britt,

1:13.1

one of their draft editions last year as well.

1:16.0

They added so much speed and so much athleticism to the secondary over the last two years

1:21.6

to a unit that already includes Chadovia Wuzier, who went healthy, I think, is a special athlete

1:27.0

as well.

1:28.1

In addition to that, the Miles Murphy pick adds athleticism to another unit on the team

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