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Bengals Reportedly Bringing in Free Agent Guard For Visit

A potentially strong addition.
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Jan 13, 2025; Glendale, AZ, USA; Minnesota Vikings guard Dalton Risner (66) against the Los Angeles Rams during an NFC wild card game at State Farm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images
Jan 13, 2025; Glendale, AZ, USA; Minnesota Vikings guard Dalton Risner (66) against the Los Angeles Rams during an NFC wild card game at State Farm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images | Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

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CINCINNATI — Free agent guard help may be on the way quickly for the Bengals. FOX Sports insider Jordan Schultz reported this week that the team is hosting Dalton Risner on a visit Tuesday.

Risner has been interested in playing for the Bengals this offseason and now gets to see what they have to offer. If he signs, he could come in and give them a proven right guard.

The 29-year-old appeared in 10 games for Minnesota last season due to injury after appearing in 15-plus outings per season since entering the league in 2019. 

He notched a 67 overall Pro Football Focus grade last season on 537 snaps, including a career-high 76.2 pass-blocking grade. PFF projects him to sign a one-year, $4.5 million deal as he approaches his age-30 season. They also tag him with no sacks allowed across the past two seasons (1,282 total snaps). Risner is rarely penalized and has experience starting at either guard spot since entering the league in 2019. He hasn't been elite as a right guard by any means, but he has sported a palatable floor snap-to-snap.

The visit comes at a time when Cincinnati is very thin at guard; both Cordell Volson and Cody Ford are banged up entering Monday night's game against Washington, same with other interior players in Devin Cochran and Matt Lee.

"I think that’s still a work in progress, to see how it all shakes out, who ends up where," head coach Zac Taylor said over the weekend about the guard hierarchy. "A lot of guys have battled through injuries, so you’re missing guys for a couple of days. You’re missing a guy for a game. So I think we have to continue to work through that and see how it shakes out."

Risner could immediately be Cincinnati's best guard on the roster if he signs. For more on Risner and what his addition means for Burrow and the Bengals, watch our breakdown here.

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