Former Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh is making a brief return to Cincinnati as a coaching intern.

Houshmandzadeh is one of four individuals who have been selected as interns as part of the 2015 Bill Walsh NFL Minority Coaching Fellowship program, per Richard Skinner of CBS 12 in Cincinnati.

Also selected were former Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers defensive end Chuck Smith, former Bengals defensive tackle Keith Rucker, and University of Iowa director of on-campus recruiting Kelvin Bell. Each intern will be with the Bengals for a short time; Smith was with the team from May 25 to June 4, while Houshmandzadeh is helping out from June 8 to June 18. Rucker and Bell will be with the team in late July and early August.

After Monday's OTA session, Houshmandzadeh noted the change in atmosphere in Cincinnati from when he played there.

“It’s a different culture,” Houshmandzadeh said, via Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com. “These guys have come into a winner. When I came in, we were trying to become winners. The guys that were older than me, they were worse than me outside football. I get the impression the guys that are coming in now, they’re coming into guys that are more serious. It’s just a different culture. You can see it. You can talk to certain guys and see what they’re like outside football. Winning breeds a different environment. Winning solves a lot.”

Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis once took part in the program himself, as did current Bengals assistants Jay Hayes and Brian Braswell.