Early this week, the Cincinnati Bengals got brought up alongside the name Wink Martindale as they continue to search for their next defensive coordinator.
It was an incredibly strange bit of speculation/reporting because the Bengals and Martindale don’t exactly have the friendliest relationship in recent years.
Not long after that started making the rounds, another report has stated that Martindale was never part of Cincinnati’s search for a new coordinator.
The Athletic’s Paul Dehner Jr. added this: “Considering the unfriendly history between the #Bengals and Wink Martindale, it’s kind of funny they somehow got caught up in the conversation about him for DC.”
So that settles that and the attention now turns to the few interviews the Bengals have already had, plus the big name involved as a possible candidate.
Barring something dramatic and unexpected, Martindale being mentioned as a candidate for anything related to the Bengals will go down as a funny “hey remember when?” and little more.
