Notes: Bengals eye future with claim of third-round pick; Quez full go again

Change of scenery has worked for veteran defensive backs in the past and present Bengals secondaries (cornerback Adam Jones and safeties Reggie Nelson and Taylor Mays) and now they hope to try it on a rookie.

A day after the Chiefs stunned the NFL by cutting third-round pick KeiVarae Russell, a Notre Dame cornerback, the Bengals claimed him 24th in the claiming order Thursday and waived offensive lineman Trey Hopkins. Hopkins can play all three line spots, so the Bengals figure to try and sign him to the practice squad if he clears waivers.

A day after the surprise cut, it was maybe even more of a surprise that the 5-11, 192-pound Russell slid to the Bengals that far down the claiming list…