Ogbuehi missed the offseason, training camp and first 11 weeks of his rookie season while rehabbing from the ACL tear he suffered in his final college game. A sports hernia kept him out last spring.
“He’s going to have the whole spring to get ready,” Zampese said. “Coach Alexander will be on top of it, and we’ll get a better version of what we saw last year.”
Ogbeuhi started the first 11 games at right tackle, though he was benched in Week 6 in what was the start of a platoon with Eric Winston. Ogbuehi repeatedly appeared to be overmatched, and he admitted that improving his strength would be a focus this offseason.
“There are times where the matchups didn’t favor (him), and then there’s times where it looked better,” Zampese said. “I think the more strength you have when you can continue to keep your quickness and agility, the better off you’re going to play.”
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