The Cincinnati Bengals are set to host the Chicago Bears for a joint practice on Aug. 20, and second-year linebacker Demetrius Knight is treating it like a game.
This practice could serve as the final time the Bengals' starters – including Knight – get game-like reps in before the regular season begins on Sept. 13.
In 2025, Bengals head coach Zac Taylor opted not to have joint practice with another team. This year, Taylor wanted to do it, and it worked out for the Bengals to host the Bears ahead of the second preseason game on Aug. 22.
Knight sees this two-hour practice as a chance to get better, and he's doing everything he can to maximize the opportunity.
"If you're not treating it like a game, you're not taking it seriously," Knight said." You're not (treating) it as a professional. You're in this position to grow. You get a chance to go against another team, and it's not an opportunity that you take lightly."
#bears #taylor
This practice could serve as the final time the Bengals' starters – including Knight – get game-like reps in before the regular season begins on Sept. 13.
In 2025, Bengals head coach Zac Taylor opted not to have joint practice with another team. This year, Taylor wanted to do it, and it worked out for the Bengals to host the Bears ahead of the second preseason game on Aug. 22.
Knight sees this two-hour practice as a chance to get better, and he's doing everything he can to maximize the opportunity.
"If you're not treating it like a game, you're not taking it seriously," Knight said." You're not (treating) it as a professional. You're in this position to grow. You get a chance to go against another team, and it's not an opportunity that you take lightly."
#bears #taylor
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