ESPN reporters who cover AFC North teams have come to the conclusion of what most people in the Queen City have known for years: Geno Atkins is pretty good.
Katherine Terrell (Bengals), Jamison Hensley (Ravens), Pat McManamon (Browns), and Jeremy Fowler (Steelers) all voted the Bengals' Pro Bowl defensive tackle as their pick for AFC North defensive MVP.
Although Atkins didn't hit his dominant numbers of 2015, he still managed to be consistently disruptive while recording nine sacks and continues to be one of the league's premiere interior defensive linemen.
You can read the whole ESPN.com article here.
CAREER STATS
SEASON
TEAM
GAMES
TACKLES
INTERCEPTIONS
FUMBLES
G
GS
TOTAL
SOLO
AST
SCK
SFTY
PDEF
INT
YDS
* *
FF
FR
TOTAL
244
156
88
52.0
1
6
0
0
8
2
2010
CIN
16
1
16
10
6
3.0
--
1
--
--
0
--
2011
CIN
16
15
47
26
21
7.5
0
2
--
--
2
2
2012
CIN
16
16
53
39
14
12.5
--
2
--
--
4
--
2013
CIN
9
9
20
9
11
6.0
--
0
--
--
0
--
2014
CIN
16
16
34
20
14
3.0
1
1
--
--
1
--
2015
CIN
16
16
42
31
11
11.0
--
0
--
--
1
--
2016
CIN
16
16
32
21
11
9.0
--
0
--
--
0
--
