Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor said he doesn’t remember exactly how the idea came up. But in an October game planning meeting, one of the coaches basically asked, “What about Tre Flowers?”
At the time, Flowers hadn’t played a single snap with the Bengals. The fourth-year cornerback had joined the team as a waiver claim on Oct. 14. Two weeks later, the Bengals prepared to face the Baltimore Ravens and an offense that featured All-Pro tight end Mark Andrews.
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Flowers had been successful guarding Andrews when they played against each other in college, so the Bengals coaching staff decided to give him a shot for the Oct.