The Bengals will meet with Austin Reiter on Monday (Twitter link via NFL.com’s Tom Pelissero). Reiter, who started in back-to-back Super Bowls for the Chiefs, could help to improve the offensive line that did little to protect Joe Burrow in 2020.
The Chiefs tried to keep Reiter in the spring, but their offer wasn’t to his liking. When things stalled, they pivoted to former Rams center Austin Blythe.
Reiter, 30 in November, started 12 games in 2020 and played every single snap in the Super Bowl. The year prior, he saw time in all 16 games. A seventh-round pick of Washington back in 2015, he quickly ended up on the Browns. He only had one career start under his belt when he landed in Kansas City via a waiver claim in 2018. Now, he’s a seasoned vet with 33 starts to his credit.
The Bengals passed up Penei Sewell at No. 5 overall, choosing to fortify their O-Line later on in the draft instead. Now, armed with a new OL coach in Frank Pollack, they’re hoping right tackle Riley Reiff can be a big difference-maker. Reiter, meanwhile, could shore up the interior.
Would be a good move
It’s insane the Bengals waited this long to address the center position. Btw, not sure what passing on Sewell has to do with this story, but there it is as always. Drafting Chase was 100% the correct choice. As tackle was not a pressing need. Do some research Zach.
I’m curious if this says something about where Hopkins is in his rehab. He’s adequate, and Price is a center by trade so I wonder if this is just being surprised that he’s still available and kicking the tires
Reiter isn’t an upgrade to any NFL Center. The Chiefs were looking to upgrade at center and he was a fallback. Then he overplayed his hand and they moved on. Welcome to purgatory Austin.
Has anyone else read any of the books he wrote?
He’s a great PAPERBACK REITER !!
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