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problems for cincy

The worst was confirmed on Christmas Day as further tests revealed a torn ACL and MCL for right tackle La’el Collins, who suffered the injuries 19 snaps into Saturday’s game. In his place came Hakeem Adeniji (64), who finished the game and logged the most snaps he’s had in a single outing since last season as the starting right guard. Adeniji coming in to finish the game meant Max Scharping (9) had to take his place as the sixth offensive lineman in the team’s jumbo packages.

Having all this go down in the middle of the game wasn’t ideal for either player. Adeniji had some rough moments in pass protection, allowing five pressures in 45 pass blocking snaps, and Scharping was penalized twice. Adeniji is the presumed starter going forward at right tackle, but D’Ante Smith may take the place of Scharping as the first o-lineman off the bench.