Bengals cornerback DJ Turner's biggest strength this year may very well be his calm confidence on the field. Over the past few weeks, he's gone up against some of the NFL's best wide receivers and shined.

Turner's start to the season just a few months ago was a tumultuous one. He was a consistent starter through his first two NFL seasons, but Week 1 of this year came and he was second on the depth chart. Advertisement

Turner recalls that a conversation with head coach Zac Taylor where he received the bad news at the beginning of the season sparked a motivation inside of him at a time that would otherwise lead many other players to despair.

"It's not the first time I've not gotten my way," said Turner. "I was like, alright. I wasn't fazed by it."

Instead of letting his time off the fie

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