After the Cincinnati Bengals didn’t do much throughout the legal tampering period starting last Monday other than re-signing Germaine Pratt, they ended the first day of the new league year with a doozy.
They signed Orlando Brown Jr, this year’s premier left tackle available in free agency, to a four-year, $64.092 million contract with a whopping $31 million signing bonus. The move proved the Bengals are serious about providing Joe Burrow with a clean pocket, and it’s clear they understand the time to win a championship is now.
After signing another offensive lineman, the versatile Cody Ford, they grabbed Vonn Bell’s replacement at strong safety by bringing in former Ram Nick Scott.