This week, Bengals beat writers Jim Owczarski and Paul Dehner, Jr. break down five free agent questions surrounding the club as they head to the NFL Scouting Combine. The “legal tampering” window begins March 7 and the new league year begins at 4 p.m. on March 9.
At this point in time last offseason, Bengals fans couldn’t wait to upgrade the right tackle position and allow former first-round pick Andre Smith to find another team in free agency.
He battled inconsistency along with injury his final two seasons in Cincinnati, and with not one, but two top draft picks waiting in the wings the time came for both sides to move on with Smith signing to play for Mike Zimmer in Minnesota.