CINCINNATI -- The Cincinnati Bengals are well aware of the chatter following their best season in three decades -- that last year's Super Bowl run was a fluke.
As the team started voluntary offseason workouts on Monday, Bengals cornerback Mike Hilton said the team is looking to prove to skeptics that the defending AFC champions are legitimate contenders. Hilton has a hunch as to why people believe the Bengals are a one-hit wonder.
"Because it's the Bengals -- point blank, period," Hilton said. "When you think of the Bengals, you're like, 'Oh, the Bengals,' you know?