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Over a week before the Bengals officially announced that they hired Zac Taylor as their new head coach Trey Hopkins Jersey White , there was word that former Jaguars and Raiders head coach Jack Del Rio was in the running to be their defensive coordinator.The official announcement of Taylor’s hiring came on Monday and it was followed by a report that Del Rio was set to formally interview for the job this week, but it appears that won’t be happening.Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the Bengals and Del Rio have decided that a working relationship between them is not a “perfect fit.” Per the report Clayton Fejedelem Jersey White , Del Rio and Taylor spoke to one another before reaching this conclusion. Del Rio is still being paid by the Raiders after being fired with three years left on his contract, which makes it easier to wait for a perfect fit to come along.Taylor will be introduced at a press conference on Tuesday afternoon and could provide some idea of where a defensive coordinator search might go without Del Rio in the mix. Former Bengals first-rounder John Ross hasn’t lived up to his draft status (the guy picked before Patrick Mahomes may never do that) Womens Joe Mixon Jersey , but the Bengals may not be ready to give up on him yet.But Bengals director of player personnel Duke Tobin criticized reports that the team was looking to unload the speedy wideout as “fake news“, counter to what was widely reported yesterday.“We’ve had NO discussion about John Ross Vincent Rey Jersey White ,” Tobin said. “That’s from ‘ready, fire Alex Erickson Jersey White , aim’ school of journalism.”Denying the existence of such talks is easy enough to do. It would probably be much harder to acquire anything of sufficient value in exchange for him.He’s caught 21 passes for 210 yards and seven touchdowns, as he battled through injuries and inconsistent play. The best bet for the Bengals at this point might be to work with him and hope a new offensive system under coach Zac Taylor allows him to show something other than straight-line speed.