CINCINNATI -- Lack of communication from the team's front office led to a now-recanted trade request from Cincinnati Bengals tackle Jonah Williams.
In his first comments since he petitioned for a move, Williams explained why a trade request via text was made in March, after the Bengals signed Orlando Brown in free agency to replace Williams as the team's starting left tackle.
Williams, who joined the team for the first time this offseason, said Tuesday if the team told him it liked Brown and wanted Williams to move to right tackle, it would have been "hard to hear" but was understandable.