According to Jordan Dajani of CBS Sports on Thursday, the Cincinnati Bengals have signed left tackle Orlando Brown Jr. of Duluth, Georgia to a four-year contract worth $64 million. The fact that Brown Jr. is leaving Kansas City should not be a gigantic surprise because the Chiefs signed right tackle Jawaan Taylor to a four-year deal worth $80 million. Taylor played last season with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Brown Jr. has played 81 regular season games in the National Football League. The first 48 games came with the Baltimore Ravens from 2018 to 2020, before playing the last two seasons in Kansas City. Brown Jr. was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022. He then won a Super Bowl with the Chiefs this past season.
Taylor and Brown Jr. are two of five offensive linemen who will be making a minimum of $10 million next season. The other three are right tackle Mike McGlinchey of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, guard Ben Powers of Wichita, Kansas, and guard Nate Davis of York, Maine. McGlinchey signed a five-year deal worth $87.5 million with the Denver Broncos after playing last year with the San Francisco 49ers. The Broncos also signed Powers to a four-year deal worth $51.5 million after playing last season with the Baltimore Ravens. The Chicago Bears signed Davis to a three-year deal worth $30 million after playing last year with the Tennessee Titans.
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Other notable offensive linemen who have switched teams include tackle Andre Dillard of Woodinville, Washington (three years, $29 million with the Titans after playing the last three seasons in Philadelphia), tackle Andrew Wylie of Midland, Michigan (three years, $24 million with the Washington Commanders after playing the last five seasons with the Chiefs), guard Nick Gates of Las Vegas, Nevada (three years, $16.5 million with the Commanders after playing the last four seasons with the New York Giants), and tackle Riley Reiff of Parkston, South Dakota (one year, $5 million with the New England Patriots, after playing the last 11 seasons with the Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, Cincinnati Bengals and Chicago Bears). It is interesting that the Commanders invested in their offensive line after having only four yards per carry in 2022. That was the fifth fewest yards per carry in the entire NFL last season.
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