Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Logan Wilson was caught off guard by the team's decision to bench him, with Barrett Carter replacing him as the starting linebacker.
Wilson struggled to explain his reaction, saying it was "weird mentally" and "weird physically". He felt he was playing well, but head coach Zac Taylor disagreed.
"I felt like I was (playing well), but obviously Zac (Taylor) felt otherwise."
Wilson didn't receive a clear explanation for the move, with the reason given being that the team wanted a "spark on defense".
"The reason I was given was they wanted a spark on defense,"
Wilson was unsure what this meant and wasn't given a clear reason for how to improve.
"I don’t know exactly what (spark) means,"
Author's summary: Logan Wilson benched by Bengals despite decent performance.