Karlos Dansby Signing with Ohio's Contender, the Cincinnati Bengals

When the Cleveland Browns granted the release of ILB Karlos Dansby earlier this month, it was an amicable split. It allows the Browns to clear some cap space and get younger at the position, while also giving Dansby a shot to "go after a ring." This morning, Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network reported that the Cincinnati Bengals are signing the veteran linebacker:

The #Bengals are signing LB Karlos Dansby today, source said. The former #Browns defender visited last week.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 29, 2016

The Browns released Dansby on March 16. That same day, he told local reporters that he imagined the Bengals would be licking their chops to sign him.

#Browns LB Karlos Dansby: "I'm sure the #Bengals are licking their chops right now''

— Mary Kay Cabot (@MaryKayCabot) March 16, 2016

There are some subtleties there that indicate some tampering might have taken place -- how would Dansby immediately predict the Bengals would want to sign him, only to land there two weeks later? That's alright, though -- I don't really care in an instance like this. Dansby will face his former teammates twice this coming season, but he might be doing so in a rotational role after Vontaze Burfict returns from suspension.