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Paul Daugherty: Hue Jackson hire so crazy it might work for Marvin Lewis, Cincinnati Bengals

Hue Jackson meets with the media for the first time since returning to the Cincinnati Bengals staff. Fletcher Page, fpage@enquirer..com

Hue Jackson has assumed an ambiguous role, a made-up job with a title that defines how ambiguous and made-up it is. He’s being called the “special assistant to the head coach.’’ I’ve never heard of that.

“Whatever this organization needs me to do,’’ Jackson explained Wednesday, sort of. “Whatever Marvin (Lewis, the Bengals new defensive coordinator) thinks I need to do to help him be the best version of himself, whether it’s offensively, defensively or special teams.