The Cincinnati Bengals need help at cornerback.
The waiver wire might provide said help.
Seems simple enough, right? The Bengals oddly decided to sit still at Tuesday’s trade deadline. It was odd not in that the team usually makes use of such things, but odd in that the team is in the Super Bowl window and just lost No. 1 corner Chidobe Awuzie for the season.
But the waiver wire might be there to bail the team out, anyway.
The Seahawks waived Sidney Jones after failing to trade him before the deadline, meaning he’s subject to waivers. He’s still just 26 years old, a former second-round pick and on a cheap half-season contract.
While Jones did fall out of favor a bit with the Seahawks, it could always be a case of a new environment helping unlock some of the big upside. And frankly, the Bengals need bodies with experience at boundary corner besides Eli Apple, because the rookie tandem of Cam Taylor-Britt and Dax Hill struggled in a big way on Monday night.
Funnily enough, Jones was the biggest name that came to mind when suggesting trade candidates after Awuzie’s injury. Now he’s available, provided half the teams in front of the Bengals in waiver priority (it goes by reverse league standings) don’t put in a claim on him first.
