Oct 13, 2012; Dallas, TX, USA; Oklahoma Sooner tackle Lane Johnson (69) in action against the Texas Longhorns during the red river rivalry at the Cotton Bowl. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports

Oklahoma offensive tackle Lane Johnson was one of many attendees at this weekend’s NFL Scouting Combine. He, like many others, with through a series of various tests, both physically and mentally, to give NFL coaches and executives and idea of how good of an NFL prospect he is.

During the interview sessions, he was surprised and confused by the methods used by the Cincinnati Bengals:

One thing caught me off guard. I was meeting with Cincinnati, and I went in there and they told me to remember five things. They just listed five things like a bear, a flower, a tree, a man and like a dog. And they told me to remember those terms, at the end of the meeting to see if I could remember them. And from that point on, they listed numbers. They said, like, 9167, and then told me to repeat them in reverse order. So that was probably the weirdest meeting I’ve ever been a part of.

Credit to Mike Dyce for pointing this out.

So what were the Bengals trying to figure out with that interview? His memory skills? Making calls at the line in the middle of a game?

Hey, at least they didn’t ask him if his mom was a prostitute. 

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The Bengals biggest needs heading into the NFL draft are safety, linebacker, and running back. Here are the combine results for players at those positions:

Linebackers

Player

School

40-Time

Bench Press Reps

Vertical

Broad Jump

Kiko Alonso

California

DNP

DNP

DNP

DNP

Sam Barrington

South Florida

4.91

22

32'5"

9'9"

Steve Beauharnais

Rutgers

4.84

19

33"

9'10"

Jonathan Bostic

Florida

4.61

22

32.5"

9'10"

Arthur Brown

Kansas State

DNP

DNP

DNP

9'8"

Jamie Collins

Southern Miss

4.64

19

41.5"

11'7"

Zaviar Gooden

Missouri

4.47

27

34"

10'11"

Khaseem Greene

Rutgers

4.71

17

30"

DNP

Brandon Hepburn

Florida A&M

4.68

21

32"

10'4"

Gerald Hodges

Penn State

4.78

22

DNP

9'11"

DeVonte Holloman

South Carolina

4.76

15

33"

9'5"

Jelani Jenkins

Florida

DNP

27

DNP

DNP

Nico Johnson

Alabama

DNP

DNP

DNP

DNP

Jarvis Jones

Georgia

DNP

DNP

DNP

DNP

A.J. Klein

Iowa State

4.66

20

DNP

DNP

Jake Knott

Iowa State

DNP

DNP

DNP

DNP

John Lotulelei

UNLV

4.84

25

35.5"

9'9"

Brandon Magee

Arizona State

4.74

DNP

DNP

9'6"

Michael Mauti

Penn State

DNP

28

DNP

DNP

Lerentee McCray

Florida

DNP

DNP

DNP

DNP

Kevin Minter

LSU

4.81

25

33"

9'11"

Nick Moody

Florida State

4.71

17

DNP

9'10"

Sio Moore

UConn

4.65

29

38"

10'7"

Alec Ogletree

Georgia

4.7

20

33.5"

10'2"

Sean Porter

Texas A&M

4.75

22

35"

9'11"

Keith Pough

Hampton

4.9

17

33

9'10"

Kevin Reddick

North Carolina

4.72

23

DNP

9'5"

Etienne Sabino

Ohio State

4.75

24

DNP

9'6"

Jonathan Stewart

Texas A&M

4.68

19

31"

9'10"

Bruce Taylor

Virginia Tech

5.01

19

30'5"

9'7"

Mike Taylor

Wisconsin

DNP

DNP

DNP

DNP

Manti Te'o

Notre Dame

4.82

DNP

33"

9'5"

Chase Thomas

Stanford

4.91

18

32"

9'5"

Cornelius Washington

Georgia

4.55

36

39"

10'8"

Tom Wort

Oklahoma

4.78

21

31.5"

9'3"

*Bold indicates workout leader

Broad/Vertical jumps measured in inches

Bench Press is 225 pounds

40-Times are official

Jan 20, 2013; Foxboro, MA, USA; New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) throws a pass against the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC championship game at Gillette Stadium. The Ravens defeated the Patriots 28-13. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee/USA TODAY Sports

Tom Brady and the New England Patriots have agreed to a three-year contract extension through the 2017 season, when he will be 40 years old. The biggest news is that his  will pay Brady a $3 million signing bonus immediately, in addition to salaries of $7 million in 2015, $8 million in 2016 and $9 million in 2017, which means for the next three years, he will be making less than $10 million annually, while QBs like Drew Brees, Peyton Manning, and Joe Flacco will be making $20 million+ per year. That’s the definition of a team-first player.