La’el Collins leaves Cincinnati without a deal; will Bengals close the deal?

Will the Bengals get the deal done, or will another team pry him away?

UPDATE

Now, Miami Dolphins beatwriter Barry Jackson reports that La’el Collins has left his visit with the Cincinnati Bengals without agreeing to a deal.

Jackson does add that the Bengals are still in the mix, and no more free agent visits are planned for Collins at the moment.

Now, we wait.

The Cincinnati Bengals are working to sign La’el Collins, but of course, a free agent this big has interest from other teams.

According to USA Today reporter Tyler Dragon, the Miami Dolphins are another team making a push for Collins, who was still in Cincinnati as of Saturday morning after meeting with the team Friday.

Collins is easily one of the best free agents still on the market and arguably the best offensive lineman. So of course, signing him won’t come easy, but the Bengals have plenty of cap space, as well as Frank Pollack, Collins’ offensive line coach from his early days with the Dallas Cowboys.

Collins to the Bengals feels like almost too good of a match to be true, as he would provide a major upgrade to an offensive line that’s probably one, maybe two more pieces away from being the kind of unit Joe Burrow deserves to have in front of him.

For now, the Bengals already have a new center in Ted Karras and a starting guard in Alex Cappa joining the mix. Adding Collins would make this a great offseason thus far for the Bengals.

So, will a deal get done? Let us know in the poll below and in the comments section!

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