Cincy Jungle
When the Cincinnati Bengals announced 19 signings of players to either one-year extensions or futures contracts, one name not making the list was a surprise.
Following his rookie campaign, center Seth McLaughlin was noticeably absent from the list of players the Bengals wanted to keep in the building,
Tuesday evening, we found out why, as McLaughlin has signed a reserve/future contract with the Detroit Lions.
McLaughlin was one of the best centers in college football in 2024, winning the Rimington Award after a great season that was cut short by a torn Achilles tendon.
McLaughlin went undrafted before signing with the Bengals as a college free agent. He was released by the team during final roster cuts in late August, but was brought back to the practice squad. McLaughlin was never called up to the active roster, but did take some second-team reps at center in camp last summer.
With Ted Karras set to return and the team feeling confident in Matt Lee as the backup, they chose not to bring him back, and he will now head to Detroit, which needed help at center so badly this season that they called Frank Ragnow out of retirement, only for him to fail his physical.
The former Buckeye now heads to the state of Michigan.
