The Dolphins re-signed Carman on Wednesday, David Furones of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.

EDGE Analysis

Carman will get an opportunity to compete for a reserve role at offensive tackle this offseason. He appeared in eight games (one start) with Miami in 2024. If Terron Armstead retires or moves on from the Dolphins, Carman's odds of making the final roster will increase.

Carman was flagged for three holding penalties and a false start in Saturday's preseason game against the Bucs, Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

Dehner further speculates that Carman, the Bengals' 2021 second-round pick, could be at risk of getting cut, given his poor performance and rising cap cost.

Carman (illness) was a full participant in the Bengals' practice Tuesday, Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

Carman appears to be healthy again after missing last week's win against the Vikings due to an illness. The 2021 second-round pick should once again provide depth along the offensive line versus the Steelers on Saturday.

Carman (illness) is inactive for Saturday's game against the Vikings.

EDGE Analysis

The depth tackle has played in just one game this season and started none. Carman, a 2021 second-round pick, has not started a game for the Bengals since that season.

Carman has a chance to win the Bengals' starting right tackle job, Jay Morrison of The Athletic reports. "I see clearly the direction it's going, and I'm really excited for it," Carman said. "I love the competition. Competition is the reason I'm here. My whole career, I've just kind of followed the competition."

EDGE Analysis

The Bengals didn't draft any offensive linemen last week, but Carman will be competing with Jonah Williams, who is moving over from left tackle after they signed Orlando Brown, and La'el Collins, who is recovering from a torn ACL suffered late in the 2022 season.

Head coach Zac Taylor said Wednesday that Carman (illness) still has a chance to be the Bengals' starting left guard Week 1, Geoff Hobson of the team's official site reports.

EDGE Analysis

The second-year lineman's return to Wednesday's practice comes at a critical time, because he's competing with rookie fourth-rounder Cordell Volson for a starting role on the offensive line. Carman struggled in the team's first preseason game and proceeded to miss the next contest with COVID-19, opening the door for Volson to surpass the 22-year-old on Cincinnati's depth chart. Heading into the final week of preseason, it appears as if the positional battle is still ongoing and it could just come down to Saturday's exhibition against the Rams.

Carman (illness) won't play Sunday versus the Giants, Kelsey Conway of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

EDGE Analysis

Carman will miss Sunday's contest after he tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday. The 22-year-old is locked into a positional battle with Cordell Volson for the starting spot at left tackle this year.

Bengals coach Zac Taylor said that Carman missed practice Thursday after he tested positive for COVID-19, Kelsey Conway of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

EDGE Analysis

While it's unclear when Carman tested positive for this illness, it likely will cause him to be sidelined for Sunday's preseason game against the Giants. The 2021 second-round pick missed multiple blocks and committed one holding penalty while working with the second-team offensive line in Cincinnati's preseason opener last Friday. Carman is expected to compete for the Begals' starting left guard job heading into the regular season, but this absence could set him back even further in this positional battle.

Carman struggled along with the rest of the Bengals' second-team offensive line in Friday's preseason loss to the Cardinals, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

EDGE Analysis

Carman was the only offensive lineman on the field that has a chance to be a starter, but the gains that he showed in early training camp didn't translate in the Bengals' first preseason game. While Carman was in there, QB Brandon Allen was sacked multiple times and suffered a concussion, he whiffed on multiple blocks, missed a defensive rotation that resulted in a pressure and committed a holding penalty. The Bengals are still trying to find their starter at left guard, and Friday's performance did not help.

Bengals offensive line coach Frank Pollack noticed that there's a "night-and-day" difference in Carman's weight from last year's training camp to this year, Kelsey Conway of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

EDGE Analysis

Carman is trying to win the starting left guard job over rookie Cordell Volson after seeing some time at both guard spots in his rookie season last year.