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Offensive Lines

Ranking the league's centers

Buffalo's Morse in concussion protocol

Taking a spin through the center position in this week's offensive line article, there's a concern with the guy who was recently made the league's highest-paid player at his position. Buffalo's Mitch Morse is in the concussion protocol. Morse missed 5 games due to a concussion last season.

Given the history, it's a major concern. We've talked some about Buffalo's various running backs lately. It's going to be a significant blow to all of those players if Morse needs to miss time.

Morse is the game's highest-paid center, which doesn't always mean best, of course. Usually it just depends when guys hit free agency. In our rankings, Morse slots in at No. 8, which is still pretty good. But for the injury concern, he'd be a couple of spots higher. Health is factored into the evaluations.

NFL CENTERS, RANKED
RkTeamCenter
1PittsburghMaurkice Pouncey
2AtlantaAlex Mack
3PhiladelphiaJason Kelce
4DallasTravis Frederick
5LA ChargersMike Pouncey
6OaklandRodney Hudson
7Tampa BayRyan Jensen
8BuffaloMitch Morse
9JacksonvilleBrandon Linder
10SeattleJustin Britt
11Green BayCory Linsley
12CarolinaMatt Paradis
13San FranciscoWeston Richburg
14IndianapolisRyan Kelly
15New EnglandDavid Andrews
16ChicagoJames Daniels
17DetroitFrank Ragnow
18HoustonNick Martin
19ClevelandJC Tretter
20NY JetsRyan Kalil
21New OrleansErik McCoy
22ArizonaMason Cole
23MinnesotaGarrett Bradbury
24CincinnatiBilly Price
25TennesseeBen Jones
26LA RamsBrian Allen
27DenverConnor McGovern
28WashingtonChase Roullier
29Kansas CityAustin Reiter
30MiamiDaniel Kilgore
31BaltimoreMatt Skura
32NY GiantsJon Halapio

Not everything is set in stone. When Max Unger retired, the Saints signed former Viking Nick Easton to a 4-year, $24 million contract and planned to play him at center. But second-rounder McCoy has been starting there in camp, so Easton might need to play somewhere else at this point. There are other camp battles and instances of guys currently sidelined by injury (e.g., Nick Martin in Houston), as well.

As always with these, please feel free to let me know where you think I've missed the mark.

--Andy Richardson

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