KAHUKU, HI _ Cedric Peerman found out Monday night he had become the first Bengals special teams cover player to make the Pro Bowl. Wednesday morning he stood in the lobby of the Turtle Bay resort looking at a Hollywood set of cartoon-vivid waves crashing against a sand-stretched beach framed by palm trees.
“I don’t know what day it is,” said Peerman, finally looking up. “Wow, look at those waves out there.”
Wow, look how far he’s come. A sixth-round pick of the Ravens in 2009 cut three times before becoming a Bengals special teams staple in 2010, Peerman headed to Wednesday’s draft to see where he’d line up in Sunday’s (7 p.