Cody Ford

Ford signed with the Bengals as an unrestricted free agent in 2023 and served as a key depth player in first season in Cincinnati ... Played all 17 games in 2023, serving as sixth offensive lineman and reserve G while also contributing on special teams ... Has played 66 NFL games with 33 starts — 15 at ROT, nine at RG, eight at LG and one as third TE ... Originally was second-round draft pick of Buffalo in 2019 and spent his first three seasons with Bills, then played for Arizona in '22 ... Played collegiately at Oklahoma with OT Orlando Brown Jr.

Ford signed with the Bengals as an unrestricted free agent in 2023 and served as a key depth player in first season in Cincinnati ... Played all 17 games in 2023, serving as sixth offensive lineman and reserve G while also contributing on special teams ... Has played 66 NFL games with 33 starts — 15 at ROT, nine at RG, eight at LG and one as third TE ... Originally was second-round draft pick of Buffalo in 2019 and spent his first three seasons with Bills, then played for Arizona in '22 ... Played collegiately at Oklahoma with OT Orlando Brown Jr.

Career transactions:

Selected by Buffalo in second round of 2019 NFL Draft (38th overall) ... Signed with Bills on 5-10-19 ... Acquired by Arizona in trade with Bills on 8-22-22 ... Cardinals contract expired on 3-15-23; became unrestricted free agent ... Signed with Cincinnati as unrestricted free agent on 3-16-23.

Pro career:

2019—Played in all 16 regular-season games with 15 starts at ROT for the Bills ... Blocked for offense that ranked eighth in the NFL in rushing yards per game (128.4) ... Started at ROT in NFL debut on Sept. 8 at N.Y. Jets ... Started at ROT and played 43 offensive snaps in Wild Card Playoff at Houston on Jan. 4.

2020—Started seven games for Buffalo (five at LG, two at RG) ... Inactive for four games due to injuries ... Suffered knee injury in practice and spent final six games of regular season and all of postseason on Reserve/Injured list.

2021—Played in 15 games with seven starts at ROG for Buffalo ... Helped Bills' offense rank fifth in the NFL in total yards per game (381.9) and third in points per game (28.4) ... Played in both of Buffalo's postseason games, seeing action on three offensive snaps and 11 special teams snaps.

2022—Traded from Buffalo to Arizona during training camp and went on to play in 11 games with three starts at LG for the Cardinals ... Saw action on 29 percent of offensive snaps (349 of 1203), along with 38 special teams snaps.

2023—Played in all 17 games with one start as a third TE ... Saw action on 78 offensive snaps and 72 special teams snaps ... Made lone start on Nov. 26 vs. Pittsburgh ... Played six offensive snaps on Dec. 16 vs. Minnesota, filling in at RG for Alex Cappa and as a tackle-eligible lineman ... Also filled in for Cappa and entered game as eligible lineman for 11 offensive snaps on Dec. 31 at Kansas City ... Played 19 offensive snaps at LG on Jan. 7 vs. Cleveland.

College:

Played in 29 games (21 starts) over four seasons at Oklahoma (2015-18) ... Started 14 games as senior in 2018; earning first-team All-Big 12 and third-team All-America honors ... Pass protected for back-to-back Heisman Trophy winners in QB Baker Mayfield (2017) and QB Kyler Murray ('18) ... Started first three games as sophomore before suffering season-ending leg injury.

High school/personal:

Hometown is Pineville, La. ... Attended Pineville High School, where he earned first-team All-State honors as a senior in 2014 ... Also competed in basketball and track and field ... Won the shot put event at the District 2-5A Track and Field Championships as a senior ... Majored in criminology at Oklahoma.