Head coach Zac Taylor also declined to get into specifics on the issue. When asked if he let his teammates down, Burton said, “for sure.” Burton repeatedly answered questions with the “got to be better” mantra.

"We have the guys that can kind of move around," Andrei Iosivas said. "Ja'Marr's been in the offense for a long time, I understand the offense, the tight ends are really smart. Of course you'd want to go through the week without having that little speed bump, but it doesn't really affect us."

With star receiver Tee Higgins out with a quad injury, the Cincinnati Bengals were prepared to center rookie third-round receiver Jermaine Burton in their game plan for the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday.