Making Trent Brown the highest-paid right tackle in the NFL in 2019 was one of the more dubious decisions the Las Vegas Raiders made while Jon Gruden was head coach. Despite receiving a $66 million deal from the franchise, he was moved to the New England Patriots after just two seasons.
Even if Brown won’t fetch a high fee, he will sign with another organization. Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reported on M
Since joining the NFL, the Bengals have had trouble keeping quarterback Joe Burrow safe, so Brown should be an improvement at right tackle. He remains one of the NFL’s best pass blocks when healthy. Brown was in one-on-one situations for 88.3% of pass-blocking snaps in 2023, the greatest percentage of any left tackle, according to Next Gen Stats. The second-lowest percentage in the NFL was the 7.1% of snaps on which he gave up pressure.
arch 19 on X that Brown is signing a one-year contract with the Cincinnati Bengals.
