Bills Host C/G Austin Corbett

With 94 games and 78 starts under his belt, center/guard Austin Corbett is among the most experienced offensive linemen left on the free agent market. The 30-year-old could continue his career in Buffalo, which hosted him on Monday, per Aaron Wilson of KPCR 2.

A 2018 second-round pick from Nevada, Corbett is now looking for his fourth team as he prepares for his eighth NFL campaign. Corbett began his career with the Browns, though they wound up cutting the cord on the 6-foot-4, 305-pounder early in his second year. Cleveland demoted Corbett to the bench ahead of the 2019 season and went on to trade him to the Rams that October for a 2021 fifth-rounder.

Buying low on Corbett worked out for the Rams, who used him as a full-time starter through 2021 – their most recent Super Bowl-winning season. He left during the ensuing offseason for Carolina’s three-year, $26.25MM offer.

Working at right guard, Corbett posted his second straight 17-start season in his first year in Carolina. However, he tore his ACL in Week 18, and injuries continued to hamper him for the rest of his Panthers tenure. Corbett played just 22 of 51 games from 2023-25.

The Panthers brought Corbett back on a one-year deal last March, and though he beat out Cade Mays for their starting center job, a Week 2 MCL injury forced him to IR. Mays usurped the center position during Corbett’s four-game absence, leading the latter to revert to right guard for the rest of 2025. Overall, Corbett started in 11 of 13 games. Pro Football Focus ranked Corbett’s performance a solid 32nd among 79 qualified guards.

Corbett would not be a candidate to start at center or right guard in Buffalo. A couple days before the legal tampering period began, the Bills retained center Connor McGovern on a three-year, $52MM contract. At right guard, three-year veteran O’Cyrus Torrence is entrenched as the Bills’ starter. Left guard is less certain, though, after David Edwards (Corbett’s former Rams teammate) inked a four-year, $61MM deal with the Saints in free agency. The relatively inexperienced Alec Anderson is the favorite to take over for Edwards, but Corbett could push for the role.

At the very least, Corbett would give the Bills a capable and versatile backup along the interior. Tylan Grable, Sedrick Van Pran-Granger and Nick Broeker are currently the Bills’ other options on the inside, but they have combined for just four NFL starts.