Cody Ford signs with the Bengals

[Isaac Curtis: The Real #85]

That contract tells me he is no shoe-in to make the 53 man roster. Then again, only 5 of our 12 lineman are.

Dead locks: Brown, Volson,, Karras, Cappa, Carman
Dead lock unless traded: J. Williams
Probably starts on PUP: Collins

Scharping is OG3 and very likely on the 53. He'd have to get displaced by 2 guys. Draft pick + have one of Ford/Adeniji/Smith/Hill/Brown be preferred at guard. Not impossible, but since all those guys besides Ford were here last year, if preferred them a G to Scharping, why'd we re-sign him? And Fird wants to play OT.

T. Hill/Brown. Competing for C#2. Also the ability to play G helpful. Could get displaced by a draft pick.

Adeniji/Ford/Smith. All likely competing for the 4th and final OT slot while Collins is on PUP. If one could be a passable option at guard (OG4) that would be a boost. If both Jonah & Collins get rostered, OG4 is the only spot left, and I could see all 3 getting cut. Or displaced by a draft pick.

If I had to guess at the moment:

Starters: Brown, Volson, Karras, Cappa, Jonah
Reserves: Carman, Ford, T. Hill, Scharping, Adeniji
PUP: Collins
Cut: Smith, Brown