Joe Burrow deploys unusual practice technique to feel ‘back to normal’
By Keith Farner
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As former LSU star Joe Burrow regains his health following a serious knee injury last season, it has taken him some time to feel comfortable in the pocket again.
Burrow told reporters who cover the Cincinnati Bengals that nearly 2 weeks ago, he recognized that lack of pocket confidence, and had a suggestion for the coaching staff. While the defensive players can’t hit him in practice, in order to protect the knee, how about offensive assistants crowd him in the pocket? So that’s what offensive coordinator Brian Callahan and quarterbacks coach Dan Pitcher did. Now they’re called the bag men.
“The one day where we started changing that, doing it differently, it felt back to normal very quickly,” Burrow said after Wednesday’s practice, per Bengals.com. “We went out there early one day, started throwing bags at my legs. I’m sure everyone saw it, and I was back to normal after that.”
Burrow hasn’t played in a preseason game yet, and doesn’t plan to on Friday against the Washington.
Reporter Geoff Hobson noted that “coach Zac Taylor is expected to make some kind of announcement next week about Burrow’s status for the Aug. 29 preseason finale at Paul Brown Stadium against the Dolphins. Maybe he’ll make it as soon as after Friday’s game.”
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
