Bengals acquire safety Mays in trade with 49ers

CINCINNATI -- The Cincinnati Bengals have acquired safety Taylor Mays from the San Francisco 49ers in a trade Tuesday for an undisclosed draft pick. Cincinnati's pass defense has struggled during preseason losses to the Lions and the Jets. Mays was the 49ers' second-round pick last year, when he started six games. Mays had played sparingly in the preseason for San Francisco. Mays met with Bengals coaches on Tuesday as he started catching up on the playbook.

Coach Marvin Lewis declined to say whether he might play in a preseason game Thursday against Carolina at Paul Brown Stadium. Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press