In Sunday’s 32-14 victory against Philadelphia, Winston started for the first time and platooned with Jake Fisher, the Bengals’ 2015 second-round pick, on a two in, two out basis.
“Eric has been a blessing since he’s been here with us,” Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis said Monday. “He continues to answer the bell every time he’s called upon. He steps up and fights his tail off. He is good for the team, the way his mentality and preparation are. Those young guys can’t have any better mentors than they have.”
The depth chart continues to show Ogbuehi as Winston’s backup instead of Fisher, who is listed as Andrew Whitworth’s backup at left tackle. But Lewis sounded as it the plan moving forward is to continue to rotate Winston and Fisher.
Asked what his message is to Ogbuehi, Lewis said, “To go out and practice hard. He’ll get opportunities and make good on them.”
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