Corey Dillon gets long awaited Bengals honor

It’s always funny how things work out in life. You think you’ll have one shining star and something totally unexpected happens. Ki-Jana Carter was the Bengals top pick in 1995. The Penn State star was suppose to be the next Jim Brown. Carter lasted all of one preseason game. Cincinnati would draft Corey Dillon out of the University of Washington in the 2nd round in 1997. It would turn out to be one of the best draft picks the Bengals would ever make. From nearly the second Dillon got here, he became an impact player. As a rookie Dillon rewrote the record books. He would set a rookie record of 246 yards against the Tennessee Oilers in a mind blowing performance. Two seasons later he would set an NFL record in rushing yards in a game with 278 yards against the Denver Broncos. Cincinnati had caught lightning in a bottle in their running game. It was great to see Cincinnati so dominant in running. The problem was that was pretty much all the team had. Dillon’s strong running didn’t translate much into Bengal victories. The losing wore on Dillion and he soon became estranged from the team and Bengal management....