Joe Burrow has occupied headlines and Twitter feeds in Cincinnati, and for good reason.
He did extremely well in his first scrimmage as a Bengal. But there was another early first-round pick who will make his NFL debut on Sept. 13.
Jonah Williams will protect Burrow’s blind side after missing his entire rookie season due to injuries.
Williams and Michael Jordan, a guard who picks three rounds after Williams in the draft in recent years, are working together to sail the left.
“Both of those guys are really athletic and they can run and move in space,” said Bengals offensive coordinator Brian Callahan. ‘They get those plays on the corner and the DBs really do not want to be a part of it. I know Jonah had a nice finish on one and Mike had a nice finish on one or two.
The Bengals have high expectations for the two linemen of second year. Williams has a particularly high beam since he was Zac Taylor’s first pick.
“It’s a nice start for man who was out a year,” Callahan said of Williams. “He shows what we thought he was.”
They thought Williams was the best offensive lineman in the draft class, a player who did not give up a single sec in his final year in Alabama.
If he ends up with who they thought he was, that would be a good thing for Burrow and the Bengals.
