The Facts: Although the Bengals signed Jones to a one-year, prove-it contract, his workout was reportedly subpar. “It was one of the worst workouts I have ever seen,” a team source told Yahoo! Sports. “I don’t care how fast his 40 time is or was, he’s a slow-twitch athlete.”

Diehards Line:Jones, an imposing target with a history of violations of the NFL substance-abuse policy who ran a 4.37 in the 40-yard dash at the NFL scouting combine, struggled sufficiently during the workout for another team to tell Yahoo's Jason Cole, "He’s not really the solution to what we need. ..." Cole went on to suggest that while coaches and personnel people aren't too keen on Jones, the ultimate decision-maker in Cincinnati is owner Mike Brown, who also operates as the general manager and apparently was.