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NFL free agency: Duke Tobin emphasizes Russell Bodine’s availability

Will Russell Bodine stay with the Bengals? He hits free agency next month if the Bengals don’t work out a new contract with their four-year starting center prior to then. Bodine has started 64 straight games, which ranks second among all active NFL centers.

Bodine has never missed a game in his NFL career, which is a feat in itself.

“As Pete Brown used to say, the best ability is availability and he’s been available to us for sure,” Duke Tobin said of Bodine at the NFL Combine on Wednesday. “That’s valuable. We pay these guys to play and he’s done that.