Josh Newton discusses his roller-coaster outing against the Bears

The Cincinnati Bengals have been pretty high on rookie cornerback Josh Newton this offseason. He was a fifth-round pick out of TCU. He started off the preseason with a pick against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

It seemed like Newton was in for another good day as he started off the game with a great breakup against DJ Moore on third down.

It didn’t keep going that way, however. He gave up a huge play to fellow wide receiver Rome Odunze as quarterback Caleb Williams was able to break the pocket. He also had a penalty that gave the Chicago Bears a first down in the red zone. He just did not have his best day in general.

He wasn’t too down on himself. He sees it as an opportunity to grow.

“Up and…