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Cincinnati Bengals Returner Charlie Jones Recognized With First Career Honor

Jay Morrison

Oct 20, 2024; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Charlie Jones (15) returns the opening kickoff for a touchdown against the Cleveland Browns during the first quarter at Huntington Bank Field. Mandatory Credit: Scott Galvin-Imagn Images
Oct 20, 2024; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Charlie Jones (15) returns the opening kickoff for a touchdown against the Cleveland Browns during the first quarter at Huntington Bank Field. Mandatory Credit: Scott Galvin-Imagn Images / Scott Galvin-Imagn Images
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CINCINNATI – Cincinnati Bengals kick returner Charlie Jones has been named the AFC Special Teams Player of the Week.

Jones returned the opening kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown in Sunday’s 21-14 road victory against the Cleveland Browns.

The touchdown, which came as a result of an alignment change by special teams coordinator Darrin Simmons, was the first career kickoff return for a touchdown for Jones and the first for the Bengals since Brandon Wilson had a 103-yarder in 2020 against the New York Giants.

Jones’ return is the longest in the NFL this season and the third returned for a touchdown with the NFL’s dynamic kickoff return rules.

It’s the first Player of the Week award for Jones, and the first for the Bengals in 2024.

The last Bengal to win a Player of the Week award was Jake Browning in Week 13 last year for his performance on Monday Night Football against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

The most recent Special Teams Player of the Week award came when Evan McPherson won it in a Week 4 Thursday night victory against the Miami Dolphins in 2022.

The last Cincinnati returner to win Special Teams Player of the Week was Adam Jones in 2012.

Bengals players have combined for 17 weekly honors (Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams) since the start of the 2021 season, which is the third-most in the NFL in that span.

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Jay Morrison
JAY MORRISON

Jay Morrison covers the Cincinnati Bengals for Bengals On SI. He has been writing about the NFL for nearly three decades. Combining a passion for stats and storytelling, Jay takes readers beyond the field for a unique look at the game and the people who play it. Prior to joining Bengals on SI, Jay covered the Cincinnati Bengals beat for The Athletic, the Dayton Daily News and Pro Football Network.