They are the Bengals’ Odd Couple, this tandem of Pro Bowl cornerback Adam Jones and secondary coach Kevin Coyle. And even though they’ve known each other for eight years, or ever since Jones, as a Cowboy, told him rather profanely to take a hike in pregame before the Bengals played Dallas, Thursday felt like a first day.
Jones had just come upstairs after talking to the media about his new three-year deal, a $20 million validation of one of the NFL’s richest riches-to-rags-back-to-riches sagas ever. Coyle has been in the process of just returning from his four-year appointment as the Dolphins defensive coordinator.