Nick Easton‘s market is starting to heat up it seems. The veteran offensive lineman was cut by the Saints about six weeks ago, and not too long after we heard that he’d already been in touch with four teams.
Things went quiet after that though, until now. Easton has “possible visits” with the Bengals and Texans in the coming days, a source told Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com (Twitter link). Fowler notes that New Orleans has also expressed interest in bringing him back “if they can make it work cap-wise.” That tracks with what we heard back in February, as the Saints cut him in as part of their complicated maneuvering to get under the cap.
Easton entered the league as an UDFA in 2015, and became a part-time starter with the Vikings in 2016. He became a full-time starter in 2017, showed well, and after missing the entire 2018 season due to injury signed a four-year, $24MM pact with the Saints in 2019.
He made it just two years into that deal, and started nine games for New Orleans last year. He’s still only 28, and with his NFL experience at both center and guard would make for a solid late signing for teams in need of interior line help. The Bengals are looking to completely remake Joe Burrow‘s protection for 2021, and recently added fellow former Viking Riley Reiff to start at right tackle.
Good back up player…..
So , that makes him an All Pro starter in Cincinnati
If he were an All Pro that would make him a starter on 32 franchises
Sorry for not clarifying , as it was “ sarcasm” … your desperate need to point out flaws and dish out criticism… shame on me for thinking someone had a sense of humor , meaning for the Bengals standards at the position he would be an all pro. Good grief.
Easton to visit ANY TEAM willing to employ him.
From MN and have seen piss poor OLine play for years………..so when I see a team go after the Vikings rejects I have to feel sorry for them. Burrow seems like a great young QB to build around….wish the Bungles luck.
Bengals don’t need luck. They’re more than qualified and capable to screw up on their own
He wasn’t rejected by the Vikings. Far from it. The Saints made him a ridiculous offer – originally reported as four years and $24 million – and he took the money and ran. The only way the Vikes “rejected” Easton was by deciding not to grossly overpay him by paying him twice as much as the RFA tender that they slapped on him for 2018, $2.9 million, for four years.
Let me be clear, you are a clown and an idiot.