The NFL shifts to Indianapolis and the scouting combine next week, so you’ll forgive Bengals cornerback Darqueze Dennard if he winces just a bit.
Dennard, the 24th pick in the 2014 draft, checked off all the boxes that year, ranging from character to intelligence to college production. But that didn’t make his stay in Indy anything to write home about.
“I understand (the combine) from an NFL perspective,” Dennard says. “Take them through all the stuff and see how they react. See how they rebound. How they react to a different situation. I can see that.