Cashius Howell just made every Bengals fan breathe a sigh of relief after participating in first day of rookie minicamp
Cincinnati watched last year’s first-round pick, Shemar Stewart, sit out of the entire offseason program before signing his rookie deal during the beginning of training camp. It doesn’t sound like Howell is going to take the same approach despite being unsigned unlike most of his fellow draftees.
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story. Ups and downs,” Young says. “The hardest part is not a lot of people make it out of there … It’s a great town. Everybody knows everybody. Very peaceful at times … There’s just not a lot of exposure.”
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“I want to be a part of this culture. I did local day here (a week before the draft) and I got to know a little about Coach. It’s a tough, gritty, Cincinnati culture. Just like I had at Cincinnati. They’re a family-oriented team. It’s great to be a part of it.”
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But this is a Bengals team adamant about building around and supporting Demetrius Knight and Barrett Carter. And the team didn’t do nearly enough last year to find a proper veteran leader and quality depth, merely signing the likes of Oren Burks.
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“I will say, I did enjoy, when I was at the Pro Bowl, getting to know Joe Burrow, just seeing how he locked in for a flag football game and the competitive side that he has and how he turns it on,” Van Noy said.
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The most important piece of news coming out Friday was that unsigned draft picks Cashius Howell (second round, Texas A&M) and Tacario Davis (third round, Washington) both signed the participation waiver despite being the last two rookies from this class that have not signed. Remember, last year, that’s where the trouble began for Shemar Stewart, and it didn’t end until his rookie contract dispute spilled into the first week of training camp.
