Defense Embraces Another 'Return Of Tez'
On Monday Vontaze Burfict gave Marvin Lewis what Lewis says Burfict will give his team Sunday (1 p.m.-Cincinnati’s Channel 12) against Miami in the Paul Brown Stadium Re-Opener after spending three of the first four games on the road.
Notebook: Elastic Erickson; Simmons Says McRae Robbed
The subject is wide receiver Alex Erickson and after practice Wednesday Bengals special teams coordinator Darrin Simmons found himself quoting the late Pete Brown, the club’s senior vice president of player personnel.
Quick Hits: Sunny Forecast For Mixon; Price Re-Boots; Tez Returns
In the most positive weather forecast since Channel 5’s Kevin Robinson riffed on the Cincinnati Labor Day weekend, head coach Marvin Lewis basically cleared running back Joe Mixon for the Bengals’ return to Paul Brown Stadium (1 p.