Katie Blackburn, executive vice president of the Cincinnati Bengals, sent a letter to season-ticket holders and fans Monday.
Within, some heartfelt messaging about COVID-19 was the strong backbone. But there are also hints of the team getting creative with the draft process — which the NFL just announced would be entirely online.
Also present in the letter? The following statement: “We have been hard at work improving our football team during free agency and look forward to continuing that momentum when our No. 1 overall pick is announced on April 23.”
Plans can change, yet it sure sounds like the Bengals don’t intend on trading the pick.
Besides the kind nature of the outreach, it’s important to note this is just another hint of change from the Bengals. Letters to fans aren’t uncommon — and Mike Brown himself responds to written letters personally. But given the global circumstances and uncertainty in life, not just football, it’s a touching bit of outreach the Bengals might’ve passed on doing in prior years.
