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Bengals.com's Marisa Contipelli sits down with Trey Hopkins after the center signed a 3-year contract with the Bengals, and talks about this season and looking ahead to 2020.

Center Trey Hopkins meets with the media as the Bengals return back from the bye week.

Center Trey Hopkins discusses the team's performance following the week two game against the San Francisco 49ers.

Bengals G Trey Hopkins discusses his role as the team's starting center.

G Trey Hopkins speaks with the media ahead of Cincinnati's regular season finale against Pittsburgh.

Trey Hopkins speaks on finishing out the season.

Offensive Lineman Trey Hopkins has been drawing praise for his versatility, but seems to have settled into the right guard position during last week's game against the Buccaneers.

Bengals founder Paul Brown once said he chose Bob Johnson with the franchise's first draft pick in 1968 because the play couldn't begin without the center snapping the ball, never mind building a team. That appeared to be the same mindset Saturday when the Bengals made their first of what is expected to be a bevy of off-season moves by extending center Trey Hopkins to a three-year deal that keeps their most consistent offensive lineman this season in place.

This season, Trey Hopkins has served as the team's No. 1 center and started all 15 games. A fourth-year player out of the University of Texas, Hopkins was originally a college free agent signee of the Bengals in 2014.

Trey Hopkins, better known as "Mr. Hopkins," in the Southwest Ohio Prep math and science classes he served as a sub a few months ago, has a knack for coming off the bench in the same role when the Bengals offensive line gets in a jam.

Hopkins, a fourth-year player in 2019, joined the Bengals as a college free agent out of the University of Texas in 2014.

The Bengals began their second week on the field Monday without helmets in something the NFL calls "Phase 2," of the voluntary off-season workouts. But offensive linemen like Trey Hopkins (66) don't need their headgear to know new coach Frank Pollack is changing the way they think.

Bengaldom hopes their team walked the line well in last week's NFL Draft. They went offensive line in the first round and then in the last round. Mississippi's Rod Taylor waited a long time to get picked, but he may have enough versatility to stay around longer than that.

Meet the 11 players selected by the team in the draft.

Five things you need to know about the Bengals 2018 draft.

The Bengals get on the field for the first time Monday for walk-through and drills and that means the offensive line is going to get another jolt of the change in culture new offensive line coach Frank Pollack is introducing to the position after drafting two players.

More than veterans like 49ers safety Eric Reid are touring Paul Brown Stadium these days. 'Tis the season of the kids and the Bengals have until April 18 to interview and examine 30 prospective rookies in their building. And they all didn't go to the scouting combine, like last year's sixth-rounder Jordan Evans.

Is wide receiver John Ross this year's William Jackson, the cornerback that had a break-out sophomore season last year?

How quick was that? A.J. Green is projected to be one of the few thirty-something Opening Day starters.

Spearheaded by the return of Tyler Eifert, Bengaldom is emboldened by last week's activity. The focus is now the draft.

Not only has the Bengals' offensive line started its overhaul with new players at the key positions of left tackle and center, it looks like it is undergoing a culture change in practice under new offensive line coach Frank Pollack.

BALTIMORE _ Marvin Lewis says he wants to come back, but it's more complicated than just an offer ... Tyler Boyd thought there was a penalty after he silenced the M&T Bank Stadium crowd with the winning TD ... It was Andy Dalton's third fourth-quarter comeback in four seasons in Baltimore ....

A decimated Bengals defense pitched a courageous second half in Sunday's Paul Brown Stadium season finale and the overhauled offensive line delivered a 26-17 victory that knocked the Lions out of the postseason.

MINNEAPOLIS - Marvin Lewis refuted it. But Sunday's pre-game report bannering his departure from the Bengals after 15 seasons stamped Sunday's 34-7 loss to the Vikings.

NASHVILLE - Facing a third-and-seven for a touchdown and the Bengals trying to hold the Titans to a game-tying field goal, Titans running back DeMarco Murray caught a check-down pass from quarterback Marcus Mariota on the 2 and he powered past cornerback Darqueze Dennard, safety Clayton Fejedelem, and got the ball underneath linebacker Vincent Rey for a touchdown with 36 seconds left that gave Tennessee a 24-20 victory.

Bengals Line Presented by Bud Light is recorded live every Monday night from 6-9 p.m. at the Holy Grail Banks. Trey Hopkins joined hosts Dave Lapham and Lance McAlister this week.

The Colts and Carlos Dunlap have to stop meeting like this after he scored Sunday's winning points, 24-23 ... Head coach Marvin Lewis had to remind Dunlap to rush the passer ... With Michael Johnson (back) sidelined, Chris Smith had final say ... Lewis also had a big fourth quarter winning a hairy challenge .. The Bengals stuffed T.Y. Hilton with two catches on seven targets ... Josh Malone had two words for Andy Dalton after his first NFL TD ...