Andrew Whitworth On Returning To Bengals: 'There's Always A Chance'

Cincinnati lost starting right tackle La'el Collins for the season this past Sunday.

CINCINNATI — The Bengals don't seem too interested in reuniting with Andrew Whitworth, but the retired All-Pro lineman isn't ruling it out. 

He appeared on The Season podcast with Peter Schrager this week to discuss the speculation.

"Anytime I see an O-lineman go down for some reason my Twitter handle starts getting some attention," Whitworth joked. "So this one especially I mean, the city of Cincinnati and what it's meant to us. That was pretty funny. It was a fun day. I got some great offers. I mean, you know what? I got houses being offered and food, some of my favorites, you know, it'd be a good option I tell you what."

Whitworth went out on a high note as a Super Bowl champ but isn't ready to say he'll never come back, even though he was the oldest starting left tackle in NFL history last season (now 41).

"I'll never say never, there's always a chance," Whitworth said. "I love adventures. I love taking on chances. Obviously, there's a lot of things that would go into it. I mean, I'm technically under contract still with the Rams and I'd have to kick off the old dust a little bit and see if I could see if these old tires can still move a little bit, but you know what, I'd never say no to the option. It has to be a sit-down comvo with [his wife] Melissa and the kids and say, 'Hey, can we do this again or not?'"

Zac Taylor made it clear on Tuesday that the Bengals are confident in who they have in the building. 

On top of that, Whitworth doesn't sound confident in playing a brand-new position at right tackle.

"I think sometimes people don't understand," Whitworth said about the difficulty of swapping sides on the line. "When you flip sides. What a challenge that is, when you've only done it one way, and I've only played left tackle my entire career. So when you flip your feet, play the other way. It's very challenging. It's almost like you've never done it before, in some senses. There's only a few guys that are good at it. So for me, it really wouldn't be about tarnishing the legacy, it'd be about I don't want to let those guys down. I want Joe Burrow and those guys to have all the success possible."

Whitworth will likely root from afar during the upcoming playoff run, and maybe one day, return to get inducted into the Bengals' Ring of Honor.

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