BEREA, Ohio -- DeShone Kizer's benching lasted about as long as a toddler time-out in preschool, but it lit a fire under him just the same.
"It definitely sparked my competitive juices,'' Kizer said Wednesday after being reinstated as the starter for Sunday's game against the Titans. "It was definitely important for me throughout the week to make sure that I'm doing extra. In this league, you gotta talk less and do more. We gotta make sure we're out there grinding the way we should be.''
Kizer didn't let the benching shake his confidence.
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"I stayed on my same path and I trusted the process and I knew there was going to be another opportunity for me to potentially play this year, and obviously it came sooner than most expected,'' he said.