The Cincinnati Bengals have sights on another offensive lineman in free agency.
According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, the Bengals have a potential visit set up with former New Orleans Saints interior lineman Nick Easton.
That said, the report notes the Saints would like to get him back and the Houston Texans are also in on him.
Easton is more of a backup-type player. The former Harvard prospect is now 28 years old and after some appearances in New Orleans, suffered multiple concussions last season and was a cap casualty. Easton has never graded at a 60.0 at PFF.
Still, Easton would represent something of a depth upgrade for a team that looks like it could lose Quinton Spain on the open market and might want to upgrade on names like Mike Jordan. He has experience at center too, which could be insurance in case Trey Hopkins can’t make it back for the start of the season.
At this stage of free agency, this is the type of signing the Bengals might have to settle for as the market looks picked dry heading into Week 2.
