Orlando Brown Jr. was handed a four-year, $64 million to protect Joe Burrow’s blind side and be the stud left tackle the Cincinnati Bengals have been searching for.
The role of franchise left tackle was previously what the Bengals had hoped Jonah Williams would fill upon drafting him 11th overall in the 2019 NFL Draft out of Alabama, but a combination of injuries and up-and-down performance forced the team to bring in Brown and move Williams to right tackle.
As Williams makes the transition to right tackle, his replacement at left tackle has been so impressed that he declared his predecessor the Bengals Training Camp MVP.