Sources: Four-time Pro Bowl tackle and Super Bowl champ Orlando Brown Jr. is finalizing a four-year, $64.092 million front-loaded deal with the #Bengals that includes an over $31M signing bonus — largest ever for an o-lineman.
Orlando's body language in the press conference podium didn't exactly scream "trilled to be here". I saw the face of a guy that looked not too happy. Certainly a sign of things to come. [Reply]
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They'll just throw ass Lael Collins back at RT, they paid him so they're likely to use him.
They don't expect him back until later in the season at best. Torn ACL in his knee at end of season.
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Brown will be starting at left tackle, which means Cincinnati could move Jonah Williams to right tackle. Collins was already a cut candidate before this move.
The Bengals' eventual move could be to cut Collins with a post-June 1st designation. Cincinnati would have just under $7.8 million in cap savings with just over $1.6 million in dead money, according to Over The Cap.
Considering the tackle tore his ACL and MCL in the playoffs last season, he has very little chance of playing much if at all this upcoming season. It is also a major injury added to a laundry list of injury issues Collins has had in his career.
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"He's a lot cooler," Brown said Friday of his first impression. "You hear the nickname, 'Joe Cool,' but sometimes, you know, you hear that, but he's a lot cooler."