"But it's also rewarding," he added. "This will be my sixth appearance in 10 years. There's a lot of guys that play that long that are still looking for one."
Even though Whitworth signed a one-year contract extension through 2016 in September, he knows that doesn't guarantee that Saturday night won't be his last playoff game, or last game of any kind in a Bengals uniform.
"You never know," he said. "You don't know what the team will do. Not in a bad way, but there's decisions that have to be made every year. Every year I go to camp with the mentality that I have to win my job. I don't take for granted that I'll win my job next year. I'll have to go earn it. Right now, the only thing I've got to worry about is playing this week."
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