The competition for the Bengals SLB job promises to be one of the most intriguing of training camp, with veteran Rashad Jeanty and rookie Rey Maualuga vying for the position. In a recent interview with Pro Football Weekly, Jeanty, who started 15 games last season on the strong side, praised Maualuga, who starred in the middle for USC, noting the rookies progress throughout offseason workouts. You can tell hes a middle linebacker, Jeanty said, but hes playing like a strong-side linebackers supposed to. Hes tough. Hes sticking his head in there. Hes a guy who reminds me a little of myself. Jeanty acknowledged the competition will be tough, but he sees nothing wrong with that. Whoever is not the starter, Ill tell you, hes going to be a hell of a backup, Jeanty said.
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