Not even a week after his signing, former Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Matt Jones is already receiving criticism for the unimpressive workout he provided for the Cincinnati Bengals.
Jason Cole of Yahoo! Sports released an article about Jones, claiming sources within the organization said the team wasn't impressed with his workout, yet still managed to sign him.
“It was one of the worst workouts I have ever seen,” one of the sources said. “I don’t care how fast his 40 time is or was, he’s a slow-twitch athlete.”
Another source from inside the organization had a similar opinion towards Jones' workout.
“He obviously has great size, but not even that is much of an advantage when you don’t move very fast,” the other source said. “He’s not really the solution to what we need.”
If this happens to be true, why would Cincinnati go through with the signing?
It’s hard to imagine the Bengals offering a deal to a player if he had as bad of a workout as the source claims. Cincinnati may be hoping for a low-risk, high-reward with the signing considering Jones’ deal is only worth $700,000, but there’s no logic behind bringing him on board if his workout was that awful.
In 2008, Jones finished with 65 receptions for 761 yards and two touchdowns in just 12 games. After sitting out the 2009 season following his release by the Jaguars last March, there’s no denying it will take some time for Jones to get back to a level where he could make an impact in the Bengals’ offense.
That is, if he ever reaches that level.
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