Tee Higgins, a Bengals wide receiver, was listed as limited Thursday in his first practice back since injuring his hamstring a month ago, but he cautiously says he feels 100% and that the plan is to play Monday night (8:15 p.m. on Cincinnati’s Channel 9 and ESPN) against Jacksonville.
Also restricted but encouraging is No. 1 cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt, who missed last Sunday’s game due to a quad injury.
“I feel like I’m there, but I don’t want to push myself so hard that I go out there and have a setback,” Higgins said following practice. “I feel 100 percent, but I’m still easing my way in. I’m simply trying to get back into the groove of things.”
“I think it’s an opportunity to go into a game where I’ve already been the starter for a week; even a Wednesday practice felt so much smoother today than last week. (Last week was) “What will this all look like?” Browning said.
“Now, I have a full week of that, and I think I also keep going back to the fact that… whatever week this is (13), this is like week 2 for me, week 3, so that you know early on in the season, everyone is getting a lot better, and then they kind of plateau. I’m not at my plateau, so those practice repsSLANTS AND SCREENS: True to his word, Burrow came up for practice Monday after undergoing surgery on a torn ligament in his throwing wrist.
He was wearing a sling and a cast on his hand. As a group of reporters exited the practice field, he greeted them with a warm “Hello.” He always makes time to bond with his teammates. Burrow went seeking for the card table in the locker room’s practice squad annex and dragged it out with his left hand to start a game. That’s all you have to know about what he means around here.
Center Ted Karras thought the Thursday-Wednesday practice went well. During Monday night weeks,
