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Chris Roling

Bengals release OT La’el Collins

There will apparently be no further questions about the right tackle battle for the Cincinnati Bengals.

Tuesday, the team released offensive tackle La’el Collins from the PUP list, according to ESPN’s Field Yates, which makes him a free agent.

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ESPN’s Ben Baby noted that the move was listed in the league’s transaction report but has yet to be announced by the Bengals.

Collins’ future with the team fell into question this offseason while he rehabbed a season-ending injury suffered last December when the team signed Orlando Brown Jr. to play left tackle and shifted Jonah Williams to the right side.

Williams has since excelled on that side as he plays out the final year of his rookie deal.

Collins sounded like he was making good headway toward a 53-man return and had two years left on his deal with the team, so it will be interesting to see why this happened. It could be an injury settlement or simply permitting him to go see a starting job elsewhere.

The Bengals also have D’Ante Smith, Jackson Carman and even Cody Ford as backups at the tackle spot, if necessary.

Update: The Bengals announced the move but didn’t elaborate.

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