One of the most important moves in free agency for Cincy: Improve the protection for QB Joe Burrow. A veteran starting LT does that. The #Vikings loved Riley Reiff, on the field and in the locker room. Now, he lands with the #Bengals.
Quote Tweet
Ian Rapoport @RapSheet
· 7m
The Bengals are signing OT Riley Reiff, source said. He’s agreed to terms.
He’s what we’d like to have now on the Right side but was just another Backus on the Left.
I wonder if that means they’re out on the Golladay sweepstakes.
Kind of decent news here for fans that want Sewell. Obviously doesn’t eliminate them from taking him but I would think OT is as big of a hole now. If Cincy passes on him, the next team I would worry about is Philly.
Don’t think it takes them out of Sewell honestly. They’d move someone to guard and just let a contract run out or trade when needed.
Hard to pass on OT. Not sure Reiff is a long term solution there. Not seeing contract length either. Could be a plan in case Sewell is gone before they pick.
Reiff gives them a nice safety net at 5. Can look to trade back a few spots and pick up extra draft picks from a QB needy team but doesn’t really preclude them from taking Sewell at 5 if the value isn’t there and he is still in the board
If you are in your 30’s you can tell when your career is over. It’s when you sign with the Lions or Bengals. He can start planning his retirement party now.
This will take Chase off the board, so I’m glad about that because I view him as the 3rd best WR in the draft. But reuniting Chase w Burrow is just too perfect for them to pass on if they don’t go OT. For me it’s D. Smith or Parsons at 7. I think we can trade down and still get Parsons, but not Smith.
Burrow got into the act, helping recruit veteran tackle Riley Reiff over a steak Thursday night. “I went away from eating that steak and I was like, ‘I want to block for this guy,’ “ Reiff said after signing for one year and $7.5 million. “Seeing him on the film . . . He’s even better off the field.” Must have been some steak.
Good point. The Eagles are about to start Jordan Mailata at LT, yeah, that kid that got drafted by playing rugby and didn’t play organized football until the NFL.