Ahmad "Sauce" Gardner, the heralded University of Cincinnati product, is having his Cincinnati homecoming thrown into doubt as he was in concussion protocol, according to the Jets, and did not participate in their Oct. 22 practice.

CINCINNATI — The Bengals have a few potential trade pieces to move over the next couple of weeks ahead of the NFL Trade Deadline on Nov. 4. ESPN's Jeremy Fowler broke down the prospects of three players: Trey Hendrickson, Logan Wilson, and Cam Taylor-Britt.

With age comes wisdom, which Joe Flacco is realizing in his age-40 season. "I used to see guys sitting at the bar by themselves or just sitting by themselves eating and grabbing a little meal and thinking, 'man, I feel so bad for that guy. You almost want to go join him,'" the Cincinnati Bengals quarterback told reporters Wednesday.