The Cincinnati Bengals are finalizing an settlement with free-agent offensive deal with La’el Collins, in accordance with the NFL Community’s Mike Garafolo and Ian Rapoport.
Collins, 28, spent the primary six seasons of his profession with the Dallas Cowboys after signing with the group as an undrafted free agent in 2015. After initially beginning his profession at proper guard, Collins moved out to proper deal with in 2017.
Whereas the Bengals received the AFC championship final season, the group completed the common season with the third-most sacks allowed. These points continued within the playoffs when quarterback Joe Burrow was sacked 19 instances in 4 video games, together with seven instances by the Los Angeles Rams in Tremendous Bowl LVI.
A 12 months in the past, Cincinnati signed former Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings offensive deal with Riley Reiff to man the fitting aspect of the offensive line, however his season resulted in December resulting from an ankle harm. The Bengals allowed Reiff to depart in free company after which scooped up former Tampa Bay Buccaneers beginning guard Alex Cappa earlier this week.
Collins signed a five-year, $50 million contract extension with the Cowboys in 2019, however was launched earlier in March in an effort to avoid wasting salary-cap area.
