Cincinnati.com · Apr 29, 2022
Cincinnati Bengals pick up starting left tackle Jonah Williams' 5th-year option
The Cincinnati Bengals picked up starting left tackle Jonah Williams’ fifth-year option, the team announced Friday afternoon.
The Bengals drafted Williams, 24, in the 2019 first round. The deadline to pick up the fifth-year option on players drafted in the first round in his draft class is May 2. Every player selected in the first round of the NFL draft automatically gets a fifth year added to his contract and the team has the option to exercise that fifth year.
A team picking up the fifth-year option is often viewed as the barometer for draft success.
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