Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Dohnte Meyers is clearly this year's training camp MVP and preseason hero. That honor went to Meyers' fellow wideout Mitchell Tinsley last year, but the latter only managed eight receptions on 24 targets in the regular season.
All due respect to Tinsley, this Meyers situation feels less like a flash in the pan and more like an ingenious revelation by the Bengals' under-resourced scouting department.
Despite the fact that Meyers has become a fan favorite and could soon be a contributor as a receiver or return man for the Super Bowl-contending Bengals, the former CFLer isn't letting any of that go to his head. And that's what separates him from Tinsley and those camp champs before him.
Meyers appears poised to leave Bengals' prior training camp heroes in the dust
Dohnte Meyers held court in the locker room after Wednesday's practice, where for the second day in a row, he was hauling in a throw from Joe Burrow. WCPO's Caleb Noe sparked an illuminating exchange where Meyers let the outside world in on how he's gotten this far — and how he'd react if he made the Bengals' 53-man roster. He's the epitome of someone running his own race:
"The chip on the shoulder would grow, actually. [...] Be process-driven, not results-driven. [...] Whether it's a bigger stage, a bigger platform or role, you just stick to the process and let that grow. I'm very meticulous and very competitive. I want to be the best person I can be. Best athlete, best mentally, physically, emotionally. All those things."
Meyers achieving his lifelong dream of playing meaningful football in the NFL only drives him to want to improve more? That's the type of energy we need in the locker room, y'all.
From personal experience in the entertainment industry as an actor, I'll say this: you had better have a process-driven mindset rather than results-driven in that arena. Because there's a whoooooole lotta rejection.
Why is that you-get-in-there-and-make-it-about-you,-Matt! anecdote relevant? Because pro football (and even college) is very similar in that regard.
Think about it. Meyers has had to audition for his livelihood countless times. We're not talking about some 5-star recruit. His first two years of collegiate action came as a member of the Presbyterian Blue Hose. I am not making up that school or mascot name. Then, Meyers transferred to Delta State, and of course, he went undrafted.
Prior to landing in Cincinnati, Meyers played a couple seasons for the Saskatchewan Roughriders in Canada, and was a CFL All-Star and Grey Cup champion during his breakout 2025 campaign.
Bengals executive Duke Tobin told the team's radio voice, Dan Hoard, that Andrew Johnson was the scout who spotted Meyers' talent. Big ups to Mr. Johnson. I've given the scouting staff a very hard time since taking over this job. Credit where it's due. It's less a reflection of the people involved and more frustration aimed at Mike Brown for not investing more resources in it.
Anyway, the bottom line is, Dohnte Meyers has, if you will, trusted the process the whole way. So did I after I gassed him up beginning in June as the ultimate sleeper fans should keep tabs on.
And here we are. Ain't it beautiful?
Don't ask me how one quests from Presbyterian to Delta State to undrafted to the CFL and still keeps the faith. I have no earthly idea. Meyers didn't really give himself any other options. He was going to see it through, trust his process, and find out where it led.
Now we know. The answer is to the Bengals' 53-man roster this season, or so it seems.
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