AFC North Notes: Bengals, Browns, Ravens

Bengals

Browns

Browns DC Gregg Williams mentioned that first-round CB Denzel Ward is one of the best press corners heโ€™s ever seen coming into the NFL.

โ€œFrom an intelligence standpoint, it is not very hard because he just has to count to one and cover the guy that is the first one in from the sideline,โ€ Williams said, via Ohio.com. โ€œNow, from an ability standpoint, that is another thing, but he fits in ability-wise. He has covered some awfully good guys.

โ€œHe has had a chance to play at a very high level in college. He is one of the best press guys that I have seen in the last few years at this level. He still has a ways to go, but coming in, he has a base of knowledge that is pretty good.โ€

  • According to Albert Breer, Browns fifth-round LB Genard Avery has been โ€œthe talk of the springโ€ on defense for Cleveland.

Ravens

Ravens QB Robert Griffin III says heโ€™s โ€œtrying to help nurtureโ€ rookie QB Lamar Jackson, so that theโ€™s ready to play as soon as possible.

โ€œIโ€™m trying to help nurture him as much as I possibly can,โ€ Griffin told SI.com, โ€œso that when he flies away, he is ready to fly away. Because when you watch it fly away, at that point itโ€™s up to that bird.โ€

โ€œI try to take that and look at it in a positive way to try to help Lamar navigate a lot of the things that I had to navigate on my own,โ€ Griffin added. โ€œI feel like he really trusts me and believes what Iโ€™m telling him and I think thatโ€™s made him a better player already in a short amount of time.โ€

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