ENCOURAGED SHEMAR STEWART SPRINGS INTO YEAR 2
New Bengals pass rusher Boye Mafe not only arrives with last year's Super Bowl ring from Seattle, but also another crown jewel he's been willing to pass around to edgers even younger than him.
Experience.
Cashius Howell, the Bengals' top draft pick at No. 41, has gravitated to him four years after the Seahawks took Mafe with the 40th pick. Mafe has also had his eyes on the Bengals' first-round pick last year, Shemar Stewart. They may not have been taken in the same round, but they've both been rookies.
"I see a hungry kid. I see a kid who wants to get better and wants to learn," says Mafe after one of this week's voluntary workouts. "He's like a sponge when it comes to knowledge. He's willing to learn everything and anything he can about the game."
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