Bengals make huge mistake in losing Andrew Whitworth to RamsBy Katherine Terrell
CINCINNATI -- This one could sting for a long time.
Left tackle Andrew Whitworth was expected to play his entire career in Cincinnati. On the opening day of free agency, he’s on his way to Los Angeles to sign a three-year deal with the Rams.
Whitworth is getting a three-year, $36 million contract with the Rams that includes $15 million guaranteed and $2.5 million guaranteed in the second year, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.
The Bengals' start to free agency already looked bleak before the signing period, which officially starts at 4 p.m. Thursday.
Now the Bengals have a hole at left tackle and a huge void in their locker room.
The Bengals wanted to keep Whitworth, and he wanted to return to Cincinnati. So why didn’t it happen?
It seemed the Bengals targeted Whitworth as their first priority out of their free agents, a group that also includes Kevin Zeitler and Dre Kirkpatrick.
But it was a head-scratching, and perhaps telling, sign that the first major signing of free agency for Cincinnati was not Whitworth, but wide receiver Brandon LaFell.
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