While the Bengals continued to implement their off-season changes during this week’s voluntary practices, the NFL owners were giving the teams some significant involuntary changes to the playbook with the passage of two major items this week in Atlanta.
As they gathered for the first of three weeks of voluntary practices leading into next month’s mandatory minicamp, the Bengals were unclear of the impact of one rule change and one point of emphasis.
Special teams coordinator Darrin Simmons, who was one of the coaches who consulted with the league on re-configuring the kickoff to make it safer, has spent the offseason preparing his players for the changes.