Pre-draft press conferences are usually vanilla, but Marvin Lewis let an interesting nugget loose when asked about the tight end position Friday.
“I think some of it could be addressed prior to the draft but I do feel we are where we are and we don’t need to panic in any way,” Lewis said.
Versatile Cincinnati Enquirer Bengals beat writer Joe Reedy speculates that Lewis could be referring to a possible trade for Tony Scheffler.
(Reedy also notes the team could re-sign Reggie Kelly or J.P. Foschi, but buries that at the bottom of the blog entry. Just like we would. Scheffler is more fun.)
There isn’t a more logical suitor for Scheffler than Cincinnati, with New England a close second. The Bengals are desperate for a pass-catching receiver and have two draft picks in both the third and fourth round.