Bills Host C/G Austin Corbett

Buffalo continued its offseason offensive-line evaluation Monday by hosting veteran interior lineman Austin Corbett, according to Aaron Wilson of KPCR 2. The 30-year-old, who has logged 94 NFL appearances with 78 starts, is among the most seasoned blockers still available in free agency.

A second-round selection out of Nevada in 2018, Corbett is searching for his fourth professional home as he readies for an eighth season. Cleveland drafted him but dealt him to Los Angeles in October 2019 after a benching; the Rams immediately plugged him in as a full-time starter and reaped the benefits during their 2021 championship run.

Carolina signed Corbett to a three-year, $26.25 million contract the following spring. He responded with 17 starts at right guard in 2022, but a Week 18 ACL tear began a frustrating stretch of injuries. From 2023-25 he suited up for only 22 of 51 possible games, though he did reclaim a starting role last year. After beating out Cade Mays for the Panthers’ center job in camp, a Week 2 MCL sprain landed him on injured reserve; Mays held the spot during Corbett’s four-game absence, prompting the veteran to slide back to right guard for the remainder of the schedule. He ultimately started 11 of 13 contests and earned a 32nd-place ranking among 79 qualified guards from Pro Football Focus.

In Buffalo, Corbett would not be ticketed for a starting center or right-guard role. The Bills locked up center Connor McGovern with a three-year, $52 million extension before the legal tampering window, and 2023 draftee O’Cyrus Torrence is entrenched at right guard. The left-guard job is less settled after David Edwards departed for New Orleans on a four-year, $61 million pact. Second-year pro Alec Anderson is the early favorite to replace Edwards, but Corbett’s experience could create legitimate competition.

Even if he does not unseat Anderson, Corbett would give Buffalo a reliable, versatile reserve. Interior depth behind the projected starters is thin—Tylan Grable, Sedrick Van Pran-Granger and Nick Broeker have combined for four career starts—making Corbett’s résumé an attractive insurance policy as the Bills look to protect quarterback Josh Allen in 2026.