CINCINNATI -- Even though he was elsewhere, Vonn Bell still kept tabs on his old club.
He was the Cincinnati Bengals starting free safety for three years and helped transform the team from the NFL's worst to AFC champions. And even though Bell left in 2023 to sign a contract with the Carolina Panthers, he said he watched every Bengals game from last season.
So when he came back to the Bengals after the Panthers released him in March, he immediately knew what went wrong for Cincinnati last season.
Explosive plays allowed in the passing game haunted the Bengals throughout 2023.