# Jay Morrison: Morrison expects Jalen Rivers to take the majority of second-team left tackle reps in the joint practice against the Bears and in Saturday's preseason game, effectively placing him as the Bengals' backup left tackle.

**Claimed:** Aug 18, 2026
**Pundit:** Jay Morrison — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jay-morrison
**Outlet:** Sports Illustrated — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/sports-illustrated
**How it reached us:** published in writing
**Original:** https://www.si.com/nfl/bengals/onsi/why-the-bengals-are-reversing-course-with-jalen-rivers-and-why-he-s-more-than-fine-with-it-01m0bep8yw43

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> You can expect Rivers to see the bulk of the second-team reps at left tackle in Thursday's joint practice against the Bears and in Saturday's preseason game against them.

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## The claims

- **Jalen Rivers to be 2nd on the depth chart**
  - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Jalen Rivers, Cincinnati Bengals
  - Verdict: not settled yet

## Who this take is about

- Jalen Rivers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jalen-rivers
- Cincinnati Bengals — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/bengals

## What others said about the same people

- Brooke Cersosimo on Cincinnati Bengals: Picked winners and exact scores for every Week 4 game, including the Bears over the Jets, the Cowboys in the Battle for Texas and an upset of the Chiefs by the undefeated Raiders. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/7717b6ff-86ce-4cda-b192-202b3b80c3c7 (scored 50)
- Gennaro Filice on Cincinnati Bengals: Picked winners and exact scores for every Week 4 game, including the Bills over a struggling Patriots offense, the Eagles over the Rams and the only Browns pick of the panel. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/6e4ccf4a-3c43-43c3-9669-50148f4e5452 (scored 45.24)
- Pamela Maldonado on Cincinnati Bengals: Maldonado picked final scores for all 15 Week 4 games, including Denver upsetting the unbeaten 49ers and Atlanta winning in New Orleans. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c41cfbfd-b264-4643-bbc5-e3ecc1d02e7d (scored 45.24)
- Seth Walder on Cincinnati Bengals: Walder made a 'bold prediction' for each Week 4 game — including receiving and rushing yardage marks, sacks, an interception and a Dolphins upset — and picked final scores for all 15 games on the slate. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/2136c2b6-89e5-4f73-ad78-28d4de9bb6be (scored 45.24)
- John Breech on Cincinnati Bengals: Breech picked winners and exact final scores for every Week 4 game, including upsets by the Browns over the Steelers on Thursday night and the winless Texans beating the Cowboys, plus a Bengals shootout win over Jacksonville. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/19f6163c-5e76-4dfc-9a1a-b0ac6da3e951 (scored 45.24)
- John Breech on Cincinnati Bengals: Breech picks the Bengals to beat the Jaguars in Cincinnati, arguing Trevor Lawrence's struggles against the Bengals continue. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/68da14bd-e8ed-420f-8603-5649adc3dad2 (scored 0)

## More depth chart calls

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- John Breech on Jameis Winston: Breech picked the Eagles to beat the Bears 23-16 on Monday night, and expected Jameis Winston to start at quarterback for the Giants in Week 4 against Arizona while newly acquired J.J. McCarthy gets up to speed. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/a6e98531-b302-4613-b490-06830338ade7 (scored 100)
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- Christian Booher on Blake Miller: Booher lays out the Lions' projected depth chart for their Week 4 game at Carolina, naming starters, backups and reserves at every position, and suggests safety Bishop Fitzgerald could make his debut. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/de49ff55-54a5-4410-ba7c-0b7e1f1a2f68 (scored 0)
- Carter Bahns on Shedeur Sanders: Bahns calls it reality that Shedeur Sanders will take over as Cleveland's starting quarterback by Week 4, with Deshaun Watson set to fail. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/18802de8-941e-4551-b6e3-df7a752020b6 (scored 0)
- Carter Bahns on Shedeur Sanders: A CBS Sports preseason overreaction column argues Shedeur Sanders will take over as Cleveland's starting quarterback by Week 4, that Ja'Kobi Lane has a real path to a No. 2 receiver role as a rookie, and that Kenneth Walker III is a legitimate lead back atop the Chiefs' depth chart. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e82d31e3-169f-4419-a38c-ceaaa1d053a7 (scored 0)
- Garrett Podell on Case Keenum: Podell ranks all 32 current NFL starting quarterbacks entering Week 3 of the 2026 season, with Josh Allen first, Patrick Mahomes second and Case Keenum last. He also expects Kyler Murray and Michael Penix Jr. to return to action in Week 3 and Case Keenum to possibly start for the Bears. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/0e92b59e-0dd1-43c3-80c1-6551a8b641ac (scored 100)

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