As soon as Clint Boling announced his retirement, we knew the Bengals were going to have an open competition at the left guard spot. We didn’t know there would possibly be one at center as well.
And there might not be one, but as long as Trey Hopkins is with the team and he’s not starting, there probably should be.
Hopkins had to wait three injury-filled years before earning a chance to start in 2017. His run at right guard that season was largely forgettable, but his six-game stretch at center in 2018 was not.