The Texans had previously obtained the aforementioned pick in a trade that sent Keshawn Martin to the New England Patriots.

[6] In 2017, Reader replaced the retired Vince Wilfork as the Texans starting nose tackle.

[7] On September 9, 2018, during the 2018 season opener against the New England Patriots, Reader had the first multi-sack game of his career with 2 on Tom Brady.

In Week 3 of the 2019 season against the Los Angeles Chargers, Reader recorded 1.5 sacks on Philip Rivers in the 27–20 win.

In Reader's second season with the Bengals, the team won three playoff games to reach Super Bowl LVI.

Cincinnati won the AFC North with a 12–4 record and entered the postseason on an eight-game winning streak.