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The Cincinnati Bengals traded their first-round pick (10th overall) in the 2026 NFL Draft to the New York Giants for three-time Pro Bowler Dexter Lawrence.

Barring another trade, the Bengals won't make a first-round pick in the draft for the first time since 1989, and just the second time in franchise history.

In 1989, the Bengals traded their first-round slot to Atlanta for the Falcons' picks in the second, fourth and 10th rounds.

"This maintains my image of being cheap," then-Bengals owner and president Paul Brown said with a laugh, per UPI's Rick Van Sant.

The Bengals had encountered issues with signing first-round picks in previous drafts.

ESPN's Adam Schefter reported April 18 the Lawrence trade is the first time in the common draft era (dating back to 1966) in which the Bengals have traded a Top-10 pick for a player.

Schefter also reported via Twitter/X that it's the first time any NFL player has been traded without any additional compensation for a haul that included a Top-10 pick in that year's draft since the Minnesota Vikings traded Randy Moss to the Raiders in 2005 for a package that included the 7th overall pick in the 2005 draft.

Cincinnati Bengals' 2026 NFL Draft picks

Round 2: Pick 41

Round 3: Pick 72

Round 4: Pick 110

Round 6: Pick 189

Round 6: Pick 199

Round 7: Pick 221

Round 7: Pick 226

When Paul Brown traded the Bengals' first-round pick in 1989, the team had struggled to sign its first-round selections of previous years.

This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Bengals' trade of first-rounder leaves team with seven NFL draft picks