"He’s only compared to Wes Welker because he’s white and to me because he’s in Cincinnati and he plays the slot," said T.J. Houshmandzadeh with a laugh the other day.

"I liked what I saw of him in college. I think he’s ahead of most guys coming out when it comes to playing the slot because that’s where he played a lot. He knows the linebackers are going to try and re-direct him. He knows what to do in the middle of the field. People are going to be closer to him because he’s not in a spread offense like he was in college and he’ll have to get used to that. I played the slot a little bit in college, but not much. I had to learn play it on the fly (with the Bengals)."