Another Thank You Note Eight Years Later As Gio, Bengals Move On - Bengals.com

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"No better friend, teammate and mentor than @G_bernard25.  I'll always cherish our time together and can't thank him enough for all he has meant to my career. Wherever he goes is getting a great player and even better person," is the way Bengals running back Joe Mixon tweeted it.

The move also closes a chapter of sorts and continues to usher in Joe Burrow's new wave.

In the last three weeks the team has seen the departure of three captains, beginning with wide receiver A.J. Green and defensive tackle Geno Atkins and now Bernard.  Only tight end C.J. Uzomah, punter Kevin Huber and long snapper Clark Harris are left from the 2015 Wild Card Game, the last play-off outing for the Green-Andy Dalton Bengals.

Bernard was also the last vestige of the Carson Palmer Era. Bernard was drafted with the 35th pick, one of the draft choices the Bengals received from Oakland when they traded Palmer in 2011.

It was the veterans from his time that he praised. From left tackle Andrew Whitworth to wide receivers Marvin Jones and Mohamad Sanu.

"I wanted to be a mentor," Bernard said. "When I came in, I had some. Guys like Whit, Jermaine Gresham. Guys like Andy, Mo, Marvin. So many other guys that gave me the blueprint of being that type of teammate. It's just not something I had in myself. It's the guys that have been around this organization for years that have just spoken volumes to my heart to be this type of teammate and be that type of player."

After signing Samaje Perine to a two-year deal last month, the Bengals tried to re-negotiate a lower number with Bernard to avoid his $4.1 million salary cap hit, which didn't fit after their more than $30 million cap foray into free agency. After Perine averaged 4.8 yards per his 63 carries last season, he also showed he could protect the passer on third down.

"The numbers just didn't line up," Bernard said.

Bernard and his wife spent Wednesday morning looking at Hard Rock Stadium, home of the Miami Dolphins, as they waited in their car for their COVID vaccine shots. Maybe they talked about the hometown Dolphins being one of those opportunities.

"Who knows?" Bernard said.

"What I always counted on was my film and I hope I put good film out there every year, even last year," Bernard said. "Let that just kind of be my resume because that's what it is. Let everybody have a look at my resume and just decide from there and see what happens."

But first there is an exchange of thank you notes as Bengaldom sits down to write, too.

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