***Week 17 GameDay Thread...Ravens @ Bengals***

[jfkbengals]

(01-01-2017, 02:14 PM)jfkbengals Wrote: Pretty telling, isn't it.  I wonder if they felt all along that Hopkins was closer to ready but Westerman wouldn't clear waivers to reach the practice squad.

It's entirely possible that Westerman is prepared to play mentally, but needs that NFL offseason to finish getting his body physically prepared.

Or.....

Per Bengals.com:

The Bengals opted to go with seven offensive linemen instead of eight and after Hopkins was promoted from the practice squad on Saturday they opted for his guard-tackle-center flexibility.