CJ Sentences: The Big OTA Stories

sexy rexy is working receiver

• Running back Rex Burkhead is taking his turn at wide receiver, in an effort to get him on the field more. 
  [Jason Marcum / Cincy Jungle]
  
  
• Rex Burkhead worked mostly out of the slot, and "occasionally out wide" during Tuesday's OTA session (the only day this week open to the media).
  [The Skinny / Local 12]
  
  
• Burkhead is spending most of his time with Bengals receivers during 11-on-11 sessions. 
  [Bengals.com / Geoff Hobson]
  
  
• Burkhead ran a drag route, in one of the more notable plays during Tuesday's OTA, when backup quarterback AJ McCarron hit the RB-turned-WR for a touchdown. 
  [Coley Harvey / ESPN]
  
  
• Bengals coaches approached Burkhead "halfway through last season about possibly playing out of the slot" 
  [Coley Harvey / ESPN]

jones is back, baby

• Wide receiver Marvin Jones made a slash on Tuesday with a handful of impression receptions during practice. 
  [CJ / Josh Kirkendall]
  
  
• Jones had originally returned to practice last Wednesday; because the session wasn't open to the media, Tuesday was the first time that the media was able to report his work. 
  [CJ / Josh Kirkendall]

ota headlines

• Defensive end Margus Hunt and safety George Iloka didn't practice on Tuesday, marking the second time (in as many attempts) that media-attended sessions didn't include both players.
  [CJ / Anthony Cosenza]
  
  
• Head coach Marvin Lewis told the media that both Iloka and Hunt will "be out there when they're ready".
  [CJ / Anthony Cosenza]
  
  
• Offensive line coach (and assistant head coach, lest we forget young padawan) Paul Alexander praised Kevin Zeitler, who continues changing his habits to become one of the game's great guards.
  [Jason Marcum and Josh Kirkendall / Dan Hoard at Bengals.com]
  
  
• Though he's worked at both guard positions and left tackle, rookie Jake Fisher is mostly working at right tackle -- where there's vacancy with Andre Smith rehabilitating. 
  [Jim Owczarski / Cincinnati Enquirer]

the rest of the story

• Cincinnati Bengals kicker Mike Nugent shared the story of niece Molly, who beat cancer but had to recover after radiation treatment left scarring on her brain.
  [Rebecca Toback / Mike Nugent twitter]
  
  
• ESPN will honor Devon and Leah Still with the Jimmy V Perseverance Award on July 15. 
  [Paul Dehner Jr / Cincinnati Enquirer]
  
  
• Bengals running back and special teams ace Cedric Peerman led the NFL in tackles made during kickoff and punt coverage.
  [Pro Football Focus]
  
  
• Head coach Marvin Lewis told reporters that he's not a fan of the new PAT rule -- snapping from the 15-yard line on one-point kicks -- because "cold weather is going to contribute to the rise" of two-point conversions. 
  [Rebecca Toback / Bengals.com]
  
  
• Pete Prisco named two Bengals players in his annual top-100 with A.J. Green at No. 58 and Andrew Whitworth at No. 52. 
  [Jason Marcum / Pete Prisco]