The Cincinnati Bengals might’ve failed to pull off a trade with the Philadelphia Eagles, but perhaps they can get some help from that team they burned at the NFL trade deadline anyway.
Late this week, those Eagles waived offensive tackle Fred Johnson, a name who will sound familiar to Bengals fans.
Johnson played for the Bengals from 2019-2021 after coming over via waiver claim before bouncing around with a handful of teams in subsequent years.
Still just 29 years old, Johnson is a capable swing backup tackle who could provide some relief for the Bengals on the edges behind Orlando Brown Jr. and Amarius Mims.
Right now, the Bengals have Javon Foster and Myles Hinton in those backup tackle spots. Nice younger upside, but getting a veteran in the door
who has been in town before and has plenty of game reps isn't a terrible idea.
If the Bengals make a move, the news will hit at the waiver claiming deadline on Monday at 4 p.m. ET.
This article originally appeared on Bengals Wire: Eagles just gave Bengals interesting waiver wire option
