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Winston practiced with the Bengals on Wednesday after a rushed evening of trying to learn the playbook.The 31-year-old lineman was released by Seattle during the preseason and didnt get picked up by another team, leaving him to work out at his home in Houston and serve as president of the NFL Players Association.He was starting to think that hed never play again.I was wondering after week two if I was going to get a chance, Winston said Wednesday. You just stick it out, you stick through it. I promised myself that I was going to run this year out and stay shape and be ready and not give up. Im glad I did. Its given me a chance to be here now.Cincinnati (8-3-1) leads the AFC North by a game and a half and is in good shape at most positions, with one notable exception. The Bengals lost right tackle Andre Smith to a tore left triceps suffered two weeks ago during a win in Houston.Marshall Newhouse and Clint Boling alternated at the position during a 14-13 win at Tampa Bay on Sunday. Neither one played well enough to earn the job.Im not going to say its an evaluation mode, offensive co-ordinator Hue Jackson said. I know we have some candidates. Well go through the week and see what is going to give us the best opportunity to play at the highest level. We played a couple of guys there (in Tampa) and based on matchups this week well see whats best for us.Winston started at right tackle for five seasons in Houston and one each in Kansas City and Arizona. He had tryouts with several teams this season, including Minnesota last week. None offered a contract until the Bengals brought him in on Tuesday to see if he was in shape.Left tackle Andrew Whitworth has knowwn Winston since high school and has worked with him in the players union. Sean Couturier Jersey. Coach Marvin Lewis knows him through his work on the NFLs Competition Committee.We always sat by each other, Lewis said. Im glad we were able to get him signed. He gives us an uplift. 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