The have focused on retooling their defense in the opening days of the legal free agency tampering period. On Tuesday, the Bengals made Texan D.J. Reader with a four-year, $53 million deal that will be signed (and become official) when free agency opens on Wednesday. Shortly Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Jersey after that news broke, the Bengals with former cornerback , according to Network's Ian Rapoport. Waynes lands a three-year, $42 million deal, per a source close to Rappoport. Waynes will get $20 million in the first year and averages of $14 million over the course of the deal.The 11th overall pick in the 2015 , Waynes helped the Vikings' defense become one of the league's most formidable units over Lou Williams Jersey the past several years. In 74 regular season games (53 starts) with the Vikings, Waynes tallied 247 tackles, seven interceptions, and 24 pa ses defense. In 2019, Waynes helped Minnesota's defense finished fifth in the NFL in scoring and second in red zone efficiency. Reader and Waynes will join a Bengals' defense that is anchored by a solid defensive line that includes perennial Pro Bowl defensive tackle , two-time Pro Bowl defensive end , and fellow defensive end , who finished second to Dunlap for the team lead with 8.5 sacks in 2019. The Bengals' Quentin Richardson Jersey defense also features a formidable duo at safety in and . An eight-year veteran, Williams is two years removed Landry Shamet Jersey from when he led the NFL in interception return yardage. Bates, a 2018 second-round pick, recorded 100 tackles last season to go with three interceptions and nine pa ses defensed. The Bengals, who claimed last month that they would be aggre sive in free agency, placed the franchise tag on former Pro Bowl receiver A.J. Green on Monday. Green will look to make life easier for the quarterback the Bengals are expected to select with the first overall pick in the 2020 draft. CBS Sports NFL draft analysts Ryan Wilson and Chris Trapa so have the Bengals selecting LSU quarterback Joe Burrow . The Vikings have now since could begin speaking with impending free agents during the Johnathan Motley Jersey tampering period. On Monday night, the came to terms on a deal with former Vikings receiver , leaving Minnesota with another need to addre s over the next two months.