1. Rookie DT McKinley Jackson is a powerful man with an explosive first step. "He's got a lot of strength and he's got to play nose for us," said Sam Hubbard. "That's one of the most important positions on the field."
2. Joe Burrow didn't throw, so Jake Browning took QB reps with the 1st team. "I'm going into my 6th year and it's the first time I have some job security," he said. "That's kind of nice, but part of the reason I think I improved a lot was you keep yourself right on that edge."
3. A day after calling out his doubters on X, Mike Hilton had a nice end zone break-up on a pass thrown for Mike Gesicki. "A lot of people say they don't want to look their names up, but I do," Hilton said. "I want to see what people say about me – good and bad. It motivates me."
4. Evan McPherson practiced FGs on a goalpost that is half the normal width. He was 26 for 31 last year (84%) and all 5 misses were from beyond 50 yards. "He's got to be up in the low 90s – and still hit all of the 50+ yard kicks that we ask him to do," said Darrin Simmons.
5. My standout of camp so far is Andrei Iosivas. No surprise to Hilton, who worked out with him in the offseason. "He's going to be a big asset to our offense – especially in the slot," Mike said. "He's a bigger guy and can obviously run. He's going to be a big target for us."
