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Crowded backfield makes Bengals RB Rex Burkhead an option at slot receiver

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  • Coley Harvey, ESPN Staff Writer Close
    • Previously covered Florida State for Orlando Sentinel and Georgia Tech for Macon Telegraph
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CINCINNATI -- Make no mistake, Rex Burkhead is a running back.

But the Cincinnati Bengals, in a quest to take advantage of Burkhead's catching ability and the mismatches he can present, have already begun expanding the reserve playmaker's role to occasionally include using him at another position: receiver.