NFL Week 5 Bengals vs Bills: Player, coach, and team connections

There always seems to be a lot of local connections between the Cincinnati Bengals and their opponent. This is no surprise considering that Ohio is the very definition of a football state.

I’m not sure if you could find one team in the NFL that doesn’t at least have one coach or player from Ohio. This, of course, is the case with the Bills, as they have multiple players and coaches from the Cincinnati area. However, the most notable connection between the Bills and the Bengals is with WR/Kickoff return specialist Brandon Tate.

Tate played for the Bengals from 2011-15. He was used mostly as a kickoff and punt returner, only being used as a wide receiver in a reserve role. Tate wasn’t exactly a…