Jim Owczarski

jowczarski@enquirer.com

Second-year tight end C.J. Uzomah is coming off his first start in the NFL on Sunday in New York. He helped get the Cincinnati Bengals' offense rolling with a 54-yard catch-and-run that set up a field goal.

He is one of the more outgoing personalities in the locker room and he’s got a variety of interests outside of football. One is Pokémon Go playing, the mobile gaming phenomenon launched in July.

Uzomah was kind enough to take Enquirer photojournalist Sam Greene and I on a tour of Paul Brown Stadium as he hunted Pokémon because well, these guys have to do something on an off day. It’s a fun video and you’ll learn waaayyy more about that game than you ever thought you would.

If he continues making plays, expect to see more of him on your television screens. After all, as Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon told you last year in advance of the Bengals’ Sunday night game at Arizona, Uzomah is the Bengal most likely to hear a “ting” every time he smiles. (He is at the 1:05 mark).

ON TAP

The Bengals rookie wide receiver Tyler Boyd joins us tonight on Beyond The Stripes at Hofbräuhaus Newport. Paul Dehner Jr., Paul Daugherty, Lindsay Patterson and I will talk to the Pittsburgh native as he gets ready for his first “Steelers week.”

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Paul Dehner Jr. debuted his Monday morning emojis – and he handed out some fun ones for the Bengals following their victory in New York...

(Speaking of emojis, you can download this crazy Dragon Ball Z kinda Andy Dalton emoji from Sports Manias here. He’s not Goku, but it’s close).

I posted it late, but Sunday was a special day for first-year offensive coordinator Ken Zampese. Good stuff from the usually reserved play caller...

A.J. Green is good...

Small plays made a big difference for the Bengals' defense on Sunday, and I handed out the game ball to an unlikely candidate.

BENGALS TWEET OF THE DAY

Great news to hear.

BENGALS OLD VIDEO OF THE DAY

I have no idea what this video is, what it is for, if this "movie" ever got made -- or if this is the actual movie -- but when I saw our own Paul Daugherty make an appearance, I had to post it. (Notes: There is some adult language in this trailer, and Doc makes his first appearance at the 4:48 mark with just a great one-liner).

AROUND THE DIVISION

The Steelers seem to have averted a big injury when linebacker Ryan Shazier left the game for precautionary reasons…

Welcome to Cleveland, Hue…

And in Baltimore, head coach John Harbaugh was caught just saying some strange things.

AND FINALLY

Hint: Our #BBP listeners will get this as well, but you know, it’s Steelers week and this is all I can think of right now: