Beaumont's Collins to keep starting spot with Bengals

Cincinnati Bengals right tackle Anthony Collins will keep his starting position for at least a little while longer. A foot injury to first-round draft pick Andre Smith will keep Collins, a former Central standout, in the starting lineup for the Bengals season opener and a little beyond.

Collins is a second-year professional out of the University of Kansas. He had worked his way into the starting lineup while Smith held out while he and the team negotiated a contract. Smith settled on a four-year deal that included a guaranteed $21 million on Sunday and suffered a small fracture in his left foot Tuesday.

Smith will be out "a few weeks," estimated Bengals coach Marvin Lewis.

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