No Mending Fences Needed: Bengals ROH Pick Lemar Parrish Harbors No Ill Will Despite Team Trading Him in His Prime

Cincinnati Bengals

When the Cincinnati Bengals announced the 2025 class for their Ring of Honor, it included two players whose tenures with the team could not be more dichotomous. Former offensive lineman and current radio analyst Dave Lapham is entering his 50th season with the franchise, 10 as a player and 40 in the broadcast booth. Parrish had made the Pro Bowl in four consecutive seasons and six of his first eight when owner Paul Brown packaged him with defensive end Coy Bacon and traded the duo for a 1979 first-round pick.

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