Bengals HC Zac Taylor praises WR Mitchell Tinsley and aims for another preseason win to keep the momentum going

Cincinnati Bengals’ newest wide receiver, Mitchell Tinsley, has been making internet rounds ever since his breakout performance against his former team, the Washington Commanders.

The 25-year-old wideout was signed by Washington in May 2023, but was waived in August 2024. Eventually, he joined their practice squad. The Cincinnati Bengals signed Tinsley only in February 2025. What happened next? He played against the Commanders and emerged as a knight in shining armor for the Bengals! Cincinnati’s head coach Zac Taylor certainly looked surprised, calling the wide receiver a “baller” and someone who “just works hard.”

Zac Taylor says Mitchell Tinsley is reliable for quarterbacks

Mitchell Tinsley’s breath-stopping catches shocked everyone! But in particular, to add insult to injury, they might have stunned(likely stung!) his former team! Addressing the worldwide awe, Zac Taylor praised his newest wideout at a post-game conference, “Baller. Yeah, he just works hard. He’s become a guy that everybody really respects in the locker room. I don’t know that I’ve ever heard him speak. Maybe someone can get him tonight.

He just goes out there and just works. And we respect that. He created the opportunities for himself. He’s done enough in practice to where we wanted to put him in positions to be at the point of attack when he was in the game there, and he rewarded himself with touchdowns and catches and extending drives, and someone that’s reliable for the quarterbacks in August.

So just proud of him. This is the last team he was with, if I’m not mistaken, so probably a neat situation for him to come back on this field and do what he just did.”

Zac Taylor wants one more win for the Cincinnati Bengals to end the preseason with a winning record

After the thrilling first NFL preseason game win, when Zac Taylor entered the tired, wounded, and extremely elated locker room, he said, “Okay, hey. Congrats on the win. It feels good to get it done. You guys worked hard for it. Defense, what I love, man–I know in the second half, you guys were tired. Okay, but you found ways with the 14-point lead to keep them out of the end zone–okay. Big stop. Big stop at the end. Gave the offense the ball back even though we didn’t score as much second half offense.

I love the way we control the ball. Ate up the clock. Moved it.

There’s some things we can improve, but overall, that’s a great team win. A lot to learn from. Let’s keep building on that. Let’s get one more. End the preseason with a winning record. Have some momentum going in the regular season. Okay. Ted Karras, go ahead and educate everybody on what happens next. Where are you at, Ted?”The 32-year-old center for the Cincinnati Bengals, Ted Karras, echoed, “Who Dey? Who Dey? Who Dey think gonna beat them Bengals? Who Dey? Who Dey? Who Dey think gonna beat them Bengals? Noooo–body!”Also Read: Cincinnati Bengals win–how does Joe Burrow celebrate it? By reposting the Bengals’ Instagram post | NFL News - Times of India