Vincent Rey has been around for awhile, and while he has never really gotten to the level of earning a starting role over other Bengals linebackers, he has served a very valuable role as a depth linebacker. The past few years with Vontaze Burfict in and out of the lineup have made that position especially important as Burfict routinely gets suspended or fined.
Last year was one of the more important years for Rey. He started 11 games as linebackers fell like flies due to injury. He also was tasked with helping along young linebackers like Jordan Evans, Hardy Nickerson and Brandon Bell who ended up playing more than anticipated.