On his first day as a Bengal on Friday, tight end Tyler Eifert lined up in more spots than a flip-flopping politician during a drip-dry rookie minicamp at Paul Brown Stadium.
But Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis approved this message as truth in advertising. The man who has spent 21 seasons in the AFC Central and North trying to defend those two-way threat tight ends that can catch and block, could barely contain himself at the end of the day.
"He's as advertised. What I was most impressed with is how he did a great job in the running game and the techniques he's being taught," Lewis said. "I know he can run and catch, and turn get-back shoulder plays and all those kinds of things that you have to do in tight spots in the NFL. I know he can do all that. But the other stuff was impressive today."
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