CINCINNATI -- When Zac Taylor was finalizing his coaching staff following the 2020 NFL season, he reached out to Ben Johnson and offered him a job, but here's the twist: Taylor wanted the offensive-minded Johnson to coach on the defensive side of the ball.

That might sound a little bizarre, but there's an explanation behind it.

Taylor and Johnson entered the NFL together in 2012 when both of them were hired to serve on Joe Philbin's staff with the Miami Dolphins . It was the first NFL coaching job for both guys and they ended up working together for four seasons. Although they went their separate ways following the 2015 season, they almost reunited a few years later in Cincinnati.

Taylor had just finished his second season coaching the Bengals , and at the time, he was hoping to

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