Bengals rookie shows surprisingly healthy scratch after week of praise from coaches

Jermaine Burton was expected to play a major role in the Cincinnati Bengals’ game plan for their Week 9 game against the Las Vegas Raiders. Instead, he is reportedly healthy after reportedly failing to show up for training on Saturday. James Rapien of OnSI.

The Athletic also reports that Burton is unexpectedly inactive and has not suffered any injuries. Situation”will be reviewed after the gameNFL insiders aren’t optimistic about what will be revealed.

The timing couldn’t have been worse for Burton. He had his own first catch from Week 2 of the Bengals’ loss to the Philadelphia Eagles last week. With Tee Higgins missing this week’s game due to injury, Burton was expected to be a big part of the game plan. During practice this week Burton was praised coaches and quarterback Joe Burrow, who inspired an article on the team’s official website on Saturday.

Burton played college football at Georgia and Alabama. Character issues arose when he appeared to punch a fan who was running onto the field after Tennessee upset the Crimson Tide last October. The Bengals took Burton in the third round of the 2024 NFL Draft and “I was very pleased with the choice“at that time.

Burton had two catches in seven games in his rookie season.