The Cincinnati Bengals surprised this offseason when they went after left tackle Orlando Brown Jr. While the move prompted their current starter at the position, Jonah Williams, to request a trade, however, they may have had a more broadminded plan in the works.
Last year’s right tackle, La’el Collins, suffered a season-ending injury late last year. He recently told the team’s website that it was a triple tear of the ACL, MCL, and PCL. Site writer Geoff Hobson described the possibility of returning for the start of the 2023 regular season as “a Herculean task”, after having had surgery in mid-January.