CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Logan Wilson struggled to find the words to explain his reaction to being benched.

“Weird mentally,” Wilson said. “Weird physically.”

“It is what it is.”

“I felt like I was (playing well), but obviously Zac (Taylor) felt otherwise.”

When asked if he understood the move, Wilson said, “Not really.”

He said that he didn’t get a clear explanation.

“The reason I was given was they wanted a spark on defense,” Wilson said.

The 29-year-old hadn’t been making splash plays, but his performance had been perfectly fine. The Bengals still benched a team captain who was expected to be one of the defense’s best players in 2025 just six games into the season.

“I don’t know exactly what (spark) means,” Wilson said. “When I asked if there was anyth

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