In his first practice back since hurting his hamstring in preseason a month ago, Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins was listed as limited on Thursday. Nevertheless, he cautiously states he feels 100% and that Monday night’s (8:15; Cincinnati’s Channel 9 and ESPN) game in Jacksonville is the plan.
No. 1 cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt is also limited but showing encouraging signs after missing last Sunday’s game due to a quad injury.
“I feel like I’m there, but I definitely don’t want to push myself too soon where I go out there and have a setback,” Higgins said following his practice. “Even though I feel like I’m at my best, I’m still taking my time. All I’m doing is attempting to resume my normal routine.”
Higgins stated that during the Wednesday practice prior to the Houston game on November 12, he hurt his hamstring while running a deep ball. Quarterback Joe Burrow had the second-best passer rating in the NFL at that point, and the Bengals had won four games in a row.
As of right now, they have lost three in a row, and Burrow (throwing wrist) is out for the season. Jake Browning is the quarterback.
Jake is acting confidently while playing. Higgins, anticipating his first reception with Browning, remarked, “You can see the confidence he’s been building since he came in for Joe in the Ravens game.” The way he’s leading the offence doesn’t seem all that different from Joe. I’m excited to catch balls off of him.”
The sentiment is shared by both parties.
“Tee is among the NFL’s best receivers. “I think it’s hard to express how crucial he is to this offence,” Browning stated at his weekly press conference on Thursday following practice. We have an excellent receiver room, and I don’t want to detract from that. Andrei’s (Iosivas) playing, in my opinion, kept getting better. Trenton Irwin has demonstrated his ability. Nonetheless, Tee offers something special because of his size, speed, and level of experience. Having him and Ja’Marr (Chase) outside is always pleasant.”
Jake is playing with a confident demeanour. Ahead of his debut reception with Browning, Higgins said, “You can see the confidence he’s been building since he came in for Joe in the Ravens game.” He seems to be leading the offence in a similar manner to Joe. I can’t wait to lick his balls.”
Both parties are in agreement with the sentiment.
SLANTS AND SCREENS: True to his word, Burrow showed up on Monday following surgery to repair the torn ligament in his throwing wrist. He practiced while wearing a cast on his hand and a sling around his arm. “Hello reporter people,” he said amiably as a group of reporters left the practice pitch. has time to connect with his guys at all times. In order to start a game, Burrow went looking for the card table in the locker room’s practice squad annexe and dragged it out with his left hand. That’s all there is to it when it comes to his meaning here.
Centre The Thursday-Wednesday practice went pretty well, according to Ted Karras as well. Every week on Monday nights, everything is shifted back one day.
“We have a big prime-time game against a team vying for the top seed in this conference, and we’re bringing the energy.” Going to beat them on Monday Night Football would be nice, Karras remarked. “I’m merely a little irate. Sometimes I like to play like that. In my opinion, all 11 of us performed better overall. A better, more seamless practice. Men showed up for work. I’m proud of this team’s self-management. In the next six weeks, we’re going to learn a lot about ourselves.”
