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Coming out of their bye week, the Cincinnati Bengals are looking to be a much more complete team. Seeing Orlando Brown Jr. on the field would certainly help Joe Burrow and the Bengals achieve that goal.
Brown picked up a groin injury in Week 4 and tweaked it in Week 6. He has been nursing the injury through the bye week and wasn't on the field for Monday's practice. However, Brown says he is feeling fine and plans to block for Burrow in Week 8, via Jay Morrison of Pro Football Network.
“I feel great,” Brown said. “It's just something I've been dealing with. I obviously aggravated it when we played Tennessee and re-aggravated it against the Seahawks. After that last play I came out, it was really bothering me. But I feel great now. With a week of rest, I feel ready to go.”
The offensive lineman did say it'll be up to the coaching staff to determine his practice schedule this week. He will likely need to at least get in a limited session at the minimum before being deemed active. Cincinnati of course would like to see more and Brown seems prepared to make his return.
Joe Burrow is certainly hoping Brown can get past his groin injury. The quarterback has been sacked 14 times this season, tied for 19th most in the league. While they certainly aren't the worst at pass protection, Cincinnati wants to do everything in their power to keep Burrow upright in the pocket.
Orlando Brown Jr. isn't fully out of the water just yet. But Burrow appears to be in line to have one of his best blockers in front of him in Week 8.
