The Cincinnati Bengals are doing their best to avoid yet another slow start to the season after missing the playoffs in back-to-back seasons. The Bengals are even playing star quarterback Joe Burrow more in the preseason, despite the added risk of injury, in an effort to get him in rhythm before the season starts.
However, the Bengals definitely thought they’d be able to keep Burrow relatively safe in practice this training camp. Unfortunately, he took a hit from one of his own teammates on Wednesday despite wearing a red no-contact jersey, leading to a brawl on the field, per one insider.
“We’ve got a scrum at #Bengals practice. Not sure what the cause was here, but after the first play of a 30 minute period of 11 v 11 scrimmage, the offense and defense come together for a scrum. Will be an interesting remainder of the period,” reported Yanni Tragellis initially before following up with more details.
“Ted Karras just spoke to reporters after practice: said the scrum was caused by Shemar Stewart bumping Joe Burrow. He said he liked the fire, but he has to be smarter to not hit the QB in practice. He also put some of the blame on the offensive line, saying they have to block better.”
Fans reacted to the news on social media.
“Net positive. Shemar going hard and taking practice seriously, o line getting chippy. Love to see it,” one fan wrote on Twitter.
“Teddy basically saying we have a traffic cone at RG, even if he does fight for him,” someone else added.
“I like it. Shamar is going hard and no one letting anyone (mess) with Joe,” another person added.
Hopefully, Burrow manages to stay clean until the regular season arrives.
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