Bengals

An interesting fact: Bengals RB coach Justin Hill recruited sixth-round RB Tahj Brooks while he was at Tulsa. Brooks committed to Tulsa before ultimately flipping to Texas Tech. Hill took the chance to remind Brooks of that after Cincinnati drafted him.

“He was like ‘Now I got you for real, you can’t just go up and decommit and leave me, now you’re stuck with me for a minute,’” Brooks said via the team’s website. “It’s just something that’s special, it was very surreal for me.”

Brooks is joining a backfield that has established players, but also lacks top-end talent, which could give him an opportunity to flourish.

“We got two or three guys on offense that are going to touch the ball a lot, and I just want to find a role and get in where I fit in,” Brooks said. “Help the team win. That’s my goal. Put the team first, do whatever it takes to win.”

• Bengals WR Ja’Marr Chase believes that in the next three seasons, an NFL wide receiver will have a 2,000-yard receiving season. He also thinks that the player to do so will either be himself or fellow LSU alum and Vikings WR Justin Jefferson. (Cody Benjamin)
• Kelsey Conway reports the Bengals and LB Demetrius Knight were able to get a deal done, with the Bengals giving Knight 75 percent of his signing bonus upon signing in exchange for the new language, and they have not offered that same percentage to first-round DE Shemar Stewart.
• Per Albert Breer, the Bengals have promoted executives Steve Radicevic, Mike Potts and Trey Brown to assistant GM positions.

Browns

Browns DE Myles Garrett believes that Cowboys DE Micah Parsons deserves to be paid by the organization and knows what he would do if he were in the same position as owner Jerry Jones.

“I think he deserves whatever he’s earned,” Garrett told Abby Jones. “I mean, the guy is special. Once I got the chance to train with him, I’ve seen his work ethic, I’ve seen how he attacks the weights, running. He’s 100% committed to his craft and getting better every day, and [he’s] someone who produces on the field and has that dedication to the game. He should get every penny he’s owed.”

Ravens

Ravens fourth-round LB Teddye Buchanan has been lifting weights and doing pushups regularly since he was a child. He went on to become a high school quarterback and wasn’t heavily recruited coming out of high school despite his physique. Ahead of his first NFL season, Buchanan cut his hair with the plan to earn it back by staying committed to proving himself.

“I kind of wanted to restart and as my NFL career goes on, gradually grow the hair back out and kind of earn that back,” Buchanan said on “The Lounge” podcast. *“Physically, I feel like I can compete and run with guys. I have the tools to do that. The main thing I’ve...