Is this the year Billy Price hits his stride?

Photo by Ian Johnson/Icon Sportswire via Getty ImagesBilly Price’s career has not gone as planned so far.

Drafted to be the Bengals’ starting center in 2018, Price has been plagued with injuries and moved to guard following the emergence of Trey Hopkins. But Price’s fortunes should be changing very soon.

In January, Price went to Dallas, Texas to work with offensive line guru Duke Mayweather, who gave him a full evaluation.

“Within a week and a half, my back was fixed,” Price said in our interview with him earlier this offseason. In fact, it appears it was not even a back injury but rather hip tightness. He’s now doing what he calls “preventative maintenance” to avoid another foot injury. He…