Josh Malone and Korel Hamilton tracked down James Urban as the Cincinnati Bengals and coaches walked off the practice fields following their organized team activity on Tuesday, the rookie wide receivers stopping their position coach for plays printed on a piece of paper.
As Urban flipped through a thicket of folded sheets, Malone silently grew antsy – and then quickly grabbed the one he was looking for when it appeared. Urban smiled. The pair wanted to get their mental reps in, quiz each other on the call, formations and routes.
Much was made a year ago when Urban was tasked with bringing draft picks Tyler Boyd, Cody Core and undrafted free agent surprise Alex Erickson (as well as a still-raw James Wright) along in Ken Zampese’s offense, but his room got younger in 2017 with the departure of Wright and the addition of draft picks John Ross and Malone.