CINCINNATI -- It almost seemed like Cincinnati Bengals running back Giovani Bernard was holding back laughter when he was discussing his expanded role in the offense with reporters on Wednesday.
Bernard looked amused as he answered questions about getting 20 touches a game with Joe Mixon out with a knee injury. The questions almost seemed to imply that the 5-foot-9, 205-pound Bernard would break if he reached that threshold.
"I mean, I'm not like an ice cube. It's not like I'm going to die or something. It's football,” Bernard said. “Guys are going to go down and the next man has to step up at the end of the day.