The Cincinnati Bengals have released offensive tackle Bobby Hart.
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported the move.
The move comes right on the heels of the Bengals adding Riley Reiff in free agency and will save the team roughly $5.8 million against the cap.
Tabbed by the coaching staff as a player still worth developing over the long-term despite years of trouble, the Bengals hit Hart with a three-year extension worth about $16 million in March of 2019. He was again a problem area for the line in 2019, grading at a 57.6 at PFF while allowing six sacks and getting flagged seven times. He improved in 2020 to the tune of a 66.3 grade, but with the draft presenting prospects like Penei Sewell and his bloated contract, the writing was on the wall.
