Everyone should treat themselves to a training camp practice. Aside from the uncharacteristic weather disregarding "dog days of summer" with the gentlest of mother nature's flick, practice becomes a mental exercise for fans. You know the jersey numbers of the team's best players; but do you know numbers of backups, or even the undrafted rookie receiver Cincinnati secretly coveted? No, it's not a nine-route... it's a screen pass. An injured Rey Maualuga carried heavy sandbags around the perimeter on the side field. It was brutal. For a few minutes, he squatted to collect enough energy for the stretch run and then labored to his teammates on the defensive field (furthest away from the fans).
Bengals Training Camp Journal: Day Two
