Bengals add Brown

The Buffalo News reports that rookie Bills LB Preston Brown will get the 1st shot to replace Kiko Alonso on the weak side. Brown reportedly impressed his coaches through OTA work but did so at MLB, his college position. He'll be in for significant transition this summer and might not be headed for 3-down duty even if he wins the job. Brown projects similarly to MLB Brandon Spikes as a thumping run-stuffer with limited range in coverage. Of course, Brown and the Bills might disagree with that. We'll see how the team plans to arrange its LBs in passing sub packages, but for now we're betting on the veteran Spikes to claim the 3rd-down role that eluded him through most of his Patriots seasons. Check out our 2014 IDP rankings to see how high we project him.