Van Pelt to coach Bengals QBs; Defensive staff complete

Alex Van Pelt confers with Aaron Rodgers.The Bengals hired an NFL veteran of the huddle and the sidelines Friday when they signed Alex Van Pelt to coach quarterbacks as offensive coordinator Bill Lazor continues his staff overhaul with the fourth change on that side of the ball.

That includes Lazor taking over the job full-time after he was named coordinator two games into last season. But now Van Pelt is here to take over the quarterbacks duties Lazor also had.

Head coach Marvin Lewis also completed his defensive staff when he named Dolphins assistant secondary coach Daronte Jones cornerbacks coach and Lions defensive assistant Matt Raich an assistant under his old boss in Detroit, Bengals…