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Who's protecting Bengals QB Palmer next year?
Monday, January 12, 2009
The Cincinnati Bengals announced last week that star quarterback Carson Palmer would not need surgery on his damaged throwing elbow. But if the team wants Palmer to last more than four games in 2009 (his total for 2008), they'll have to do something about the offensive line, which hasn't protected the QB very well in his seven-year career. Do they have enough, or will they draft or trade for better protectors?
Here are the offensive linemen currently on the Bengal roster:
| Name | Years as Pro |
| Kirk Barton, G | 2 |
| James Blair, G | 1 |
| Digger Bujnoch, C/G | 1 |
| Anthony Collins, T | 2 |
| Kyle Cook, C | 2 |
| Andrew Crummey, C | 2 |
| Levi Jones, T | 8 |
| Reggie Kelly, TE | 11 |
| Scott Kooistra, G/T | 7 |
| Nate Lawrie, TE | 5 |
| Nate Livings, G | 2 |
| Evan Mathis, G | 5 |
| Dennis Rowland, T | 2 |
| Matt Sherry, TE | 2 |
| Ben Utecht, TE | 5 |
| Andrew Whitworth, G | 4 |
| Bobbie Williams, G/C | 10 |
| Free Agents | |
| Stacy Andrews, T | 6 |
| Eric Ghiaciuc, C | 5 |
