4 2 ▁repet itions ▁in ▁the ▁ ▁ben ch ▁press , ▁for ▁best ▁in ▁his ▁class . ▁ ▁C inc inn ati ▁Beng als ▁The ▁C inc inn ati ▁Beng als ▁selected ▁Bod ine ▁in ▁the ▁fourth ▁round ▁( 1 1 1 th ▁overall ) ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁NFL ▁D raft . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁fifth ▁center ▁and ▁ 1 3 th ▁interior ▁off ensive ▁lin emen ▁selected ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁C inc inn ati ▁Beng als ▁signed ▁Bod ine ▁to ▁a ▁four - year , ▁$ 2 . 6 7 ▁million ▁contract ▁that ▁includes ▁a ▁signing ▁bonus ▁of ▁$ 4 5 6 , 4 5 6 . ▁ ▁Through out ▁training ▁camp , ▁Bod ine ▁competed ▁against ▁Tre vor ▁Robinson ▁for ▁the ▁job ▁as ▁the ▁starting ▁center ▁after ▁it ▁was ▁left ▁vac ant ▁after ▁the ▁departure ▁of ▁K yle ▁Cook . ▁He ▁received ▁first - team ▁re ps ▁at ▁center ▁from ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁training ▁camp ▁and ▁was ▁officially ▁named ▁the ▁st arter ▁by ▁head ▁coach ▁Mar vin ▁Lewis ▁to ▁start ▁the ▁regular ▁season . ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁first ▁career ▁start ▁and ▁made ▁his ▁professional ▁regular ▁season ▁debut ▁in ▁the ▁C inc inn ati ▁Beng als ' ▁season - open ing ▁ 2 3 - 1 6 ▁victory ▁over ▁the ▁Baltimore ▁Rav ens . ▁He ▁started ▁all ▁ 1 6 ▁regular ▁season ▁games ▁as ▁the ▁C inc inn ati ▁Beng