CINCINNATI (WXIX) - On the ninth offensive snap of his NFL career, rookie right guard Jalen Rivers dropped back in pass protection on 2nd and 10. He was facing a Vikings’ defense that’s known for its blitzes and disguises, and the defense threw one right at the Bengals’ fifth-round pick.

The play went poorly for Rivers, who allowed a pressure and ended up with his back turned to the line of scrimmage. Then, with pressure in Jake Browning’s face, the Bengals’ quarterback threw his second pick of the game.

It’s not easy playing offensive line in the NFL. It’s especially difficult for rookies like Rivers and Dylan Fairchild.

“There are things they haven’t seen before,” Zac Taylor said. “Communication elements. Sometimes, there seeing something for the first time that you can’t always prepa

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