The Cincinnati Bengals were one of three teams to put OL Blake Freeland of BYU through some drills Friday.
After Freeland had a great performance at the Combine, Tony Pauline of Pro Football Network reported that the Jets, Saints, and Bengals were interested in him at the Cougars pro day.
With Jonah Williams requesting a trade after the Orlando Brown signing, the Bengals are showing some obvious interest in an OL prospect that they could draft in the middle rounds in April.
Ian Rapoport reported Wednesday that the Bengals are entertaining trade calls for Williams, so it seems like they could be moving on going into his fifth season.
This is also notable since OT La’el Collins might not be ready for the beginning of the season after tearing his ACL and MCL in December. Paul Dehner of The Athletic has also said that Collins is “a prime candidate to be let go,” since cutting him would save the Bengals $6.1 million against the cap this season.
The Bengals have a few reasons to look for some help on the offensive line, and Freeland is one of many options.
