Bengals
Bengals QB Joe Burrow believes RB Chase Brown is a cornerstone player that the team can build around for a long time.
โHeโs been unbelievable,โ Burrow said, via ESPN. โHe really has. Itโs exciting to see him come along like that. Heโs going to play here for a long time. Heโs going to be a great player for us for a long time.โ
Bengals HC Zac Taylor said having a running back like Brown who can put games away on the ground is something thatโs invaluable.
โThatโs how a good football game is,โ Taylor said. โWe pride ourselves on being the best passing team in all football. So weโre going to get ourselves in a position to build leads. Thatโs how we want to do that.โ
Bengals OC Dan Pitcher said Brown has improved in all facets of the game and heโs earned himself even more opportunities.
โHeโs really played himself into a position where it is hard for us to take him off the field,โ Pitcher said. โThatโs a tribute to him. I think heโs improving in all areas of his game.โ
Bengals
- A league source tells NFLTR that the Bengals brought in CFL DL Ralph Holley for a tryout on Friday.
- SI.comโs Albert Breer thinks Cincinnati should sign Jets CB D.J. Reed and Dolphins S Jevon Holland in free agency to solve their defensive woes.
- Bengals HC Zac Taylor on Chargers vs. Broncos affecting their playoff chances: โNone of it matters if we donโt take care of our own business.โ (Ben Baby)
- Bengals CB Cam Taylor-Britt was fined $9,019 for unsportsmanlike conduct (violent gesture) in Week 15.
Steelers
After being forced to retire early because of a spinal contusion that left him paralyzed for a period of time, former Steelers LB Ryan Shazier currently works as an offensive quality control coach with Pittsburgh. Shazier talked about the transition to this phase of his career and the differences between coaching and playing.
โHonestly, I didnโt know [about coaching] because I was so focused on playing,โ Shazier said, via ESPNโs Brooke Pryor. โI thought it was a blessing to play, and I just wanted to play as long as I could. I was going to let that happen down the road, but it wasnโt my first choice.โ
โThatโs the difference in a coach and a player. You have to always kind of be a few steps ahead. As a player, you think youโre a step ahead, but the coaches are always a few more.โ
Steelers OLB coach Denzel Martin discussed what itโs like having Shazier around and how much they value him being around.
โItโs so fun,โ Martin said. โHe went from the top of the food chain, now heโs back at the bottom.
โHeโs a [quality control]. He gets to do breakdowns. He gets to do all the stuff thatโs not glorified anymore. Heโs doing a great job at it, whatever you ask him to do. He fits right in. I told him heโs an offensive guy now, so heโs falling right in line. We love him.โ
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