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The Cincinnati Bengals have Carson Palmer's replacement onboard.


With their Marcus Smith Eagles Jersey franchise quarterback insisting he wants out, the Bengals took TCU's Andy Dalton in the second round of the NFL draft on Eagles Marcus Smith Jersey Friday, their second straight pick aimed at replacing one of their most important players. Green from Georgia with the fourth overall pick in the opening round, bringing in a receiver who can take over for Chad Ochocinco, the franchise's all time leading pass catcher. One round later, they brought in a new quarterback.


"That was good," coach Marvin Lewis said. "We spent a lot of time on this, no question. It's a big, important, important pick, important piece."


Dalton quickly will get the chance to become the next face of one of the NFL's most dysfunctional franchises. The Bengals have only two winning records in the last 20 years, going through quarterbacks at a pell mell pace while continuing to lose regularly.


"He's going to be a great quarterback in this league, in my opinion," new offensive coordinator Jay Gruden said. "He's going to get a lot of opportunity to do that, come in here and compete for the job right away. What else do you want as a rookie quarterback?"


Minutes later, as Ryan Williams was bear hugging Roger Goodell after being selected 38th by Arizona, the NFL was back in position to shut down all other business.


The Virginia Tech running back finally had his name called at the sixth spot in the second round moments before the league was granted a temporary stay against an injunction that blocked its lockout of players.


The teary eyed Williams embraced the commissioner and former Cardinals cornerback Aenaes Williams, who made the announcement. Ryan Williams' family and friends followed him on stage about two dozen people in all surrounding him and Goodell in a sea of celebratory supporters.


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Williams left school with two years of eligibility remaining. He rushed for 1,655 yards and 21 touchdowns, averaging 5.6 yards per carry, as a redshirt freshman in 2009 but was limited by a hamstring injury last season.


Earlier, the fans' mood over the labor dispute hadn't changed as, for the second straight night, they showered Goodell with boos. And that was well before the most recent court decision.


Clemson sack master Da'Quan Bowers, at one point considered a top five pick before undergoing right knee surgery, fell to 51st overall. Tampa Bay grabbed Bowers 10 spots after Jarvis Jenkins, a less regarded defensive end from Clemson, went to Washington.