With Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis attending to a minor health issue that could take him out of a day or two of practice, special teams coordinator Darrin Simmons did what core special teamers do on Tuesday and filled in where needed when Lewis missed his first practice in what is believed to be ten years.
“Darrin is qualified,” said safety Shawn Williams, one of those core guys. “Taking charge. He’s smart. He knows everything. I don’t expect anything less out of Darrin. Everybody knows Darrin. He has been there, done that. He was the right person for it.