The Cincinnati Bengals made a roster move the day after falling to 0-6, claiming rookie guard Fred Johnson, formerly of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Those Steelers cut the undrafted rookie last week and he was eligible to land on their practice squad if he cleared waivers.
The Bengals had other plans.
Johnson is a massive, 6’7″, 326-pound guard who spent his college days at Florida.
He’s ready to compete, too, as captured by TribLive’s Chris Adamski:
“I never look at the pot (half) empty; that (crap) is half full. So I got put on waivers. I could have been here playing (merely) being a backup for three, four more years, however long. So, you just understand the business. They need a quarterback, they need a running back. That stuff happens.”
The Bengals need help in the trenches with John Miller hurt over the weekend at right guard. Alex Redmond played in his place, while Billy Price and Michael Jordan are still taking turns at left guard.
