At least one person close to Zeitler, his wife Sara, appears excited about the prospects of testing the market:
Happy Monday! Anything important happening this week?......
— Sara Zeitler (@Mrs_S_Zeitler) March 6, 2017
Chances are slim the Bengals will be able to re-sign the 2012 first-round pick with starting left tackle Andrew Whitworth and starting cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick also expected to draw interest in that same salary range.
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Zeitler made $8.1 million in 2016 after the Bengals picked up his fifth-year option.
He played all 1,087 snaps in 2016 and has started 40 consecutive games and 71 overall since the Bengals selected him with the 27th overall pick in 2012.
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The legal tampering period begins at 4 p.m. Tuesday and runs through 4 p.m. Thursday, when the new league officially begins.
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