After two weeks of waiting it appeared Saturday night that the Bengals offensive line arrived finally fully healthy for the third pre-season game at Paul Brown Stadium against the Bears.
That meant right tackle Andre Smith (unknown ailment) would probably start for the first time this year and first-round pick Jake Fisher (shoulder) would most likely back up left tackle and maybe play some guard in his NFL debut. Also, backup guard center Trey Hopkins (leg), who practiced for the first time in nearly three weeks on Wednesday, didn’t appear on head coach Marvin Lewis’ Not Expected To Play List that he released in pregame, indicating Hopkins would play his first game of the year.