Cincinnati Bengals center Ted Karras felt a little better about his own battles in practice with defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence after watching him wreck an opposing team's offensive line.
The Bengals had their ups and downs during a joint practice with the Chicago Bears on Thursday, Aug. 20 but Lawrence was in quarterback Caleb Williams' face all day.
Everyone got to see that at the end of practice as both teams gathered on one field for a period of 11-on-11s that started with 3:30 on the clock. It was the only time in practice when the Bengals offense got to watch the Bengals defense, and Lawrence had a sack and an interception in the first of two series, before Jalen Davis' interception ended the practice on the final drive.
"It was f---ing great," Karras said. "It validated a lot of my insecurities. I'm 1-on-1 with the best player in the league every single day 15 to 20 times."
The Bengals have been seeing Lawrence's impact all training camp, but Thursday was a chance to witness it against another team for the first significant amount of time. He played just three snaps in the preseason opener.

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