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Look: Bengals Owner Mike Brown Admits He Made Mistake With Joe Burrow Last Season

The Bengals owner spent over 30 minutes with the media on Monday

James Rapien

Team owner Mike Brown takes questions from reporters during the annual Cincinnati Bengals season kickoff luncheon at Paycor Stadium in downtown Cincinnati on Monday, July 22, 2024.
Team owner Mike Brown takes questions from reporters during the annual Cincinnati Bengals season kickoff luncheon at Paycor Stadium in downtown Cincinnati on Monday, July 22, 2024. / Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY
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CINCINNATI — Bengals owner Mike Brown spoke to the media on Monday with training camp set to start this week.

The soon-to-be 89-year-old admitted he made a mistake last season when he picked Joe Burrow up in his golf cart at the start of practice when the star quarterback was dealing with a calf injury ahead of their Week 3 matchup with the Rams.

"I try to stay away enough that I don't get in the way. I don't want to be a problem for the coaches," Brown said. "In that particular moment I overstepped and did a dumb thing. I was convinced he shouldn't play and he looked like he wanted to play in that game and I went out there to tell him he wasn't going to play. I was gonna make sure he wasn't going to play, where upon he played ... I still feel a little bit shame faced about it."

Not only did Burrow start against the Rams on Monday Night Football, he led Cincinnati to a 19-16 win, completing 26-of-49 passes for 259 yards.

Watch video of Brown's comments below. Check out his entire sit down with the media here.

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James Rapien

JAMES RAPIEN

James Rapien covers the Bengals for Sports Illustrated's AllBengals.com and is one-half of the Locked on Bengals Podcast. He's also the co-owner/creator of Cincinnati Bengals Talk on YouTube. He earned a journalism degree from the University of Cincinnati and has spent the majority of his professional career in the Queen City. Rapien previously covered the Cavaliers and Indians in Cleveland. He has a background in radio, which includes stops at 700 WLW, ESPN 1530 and 92.3 The Fan. He loves a good trade rumor and uses copious amounts of hot sauce on his food. Cincinnati chili is his go-to meal, followed by gallons of mint chocolate chip ice cream for dessert. When he isn't working or eating, he's probably walking his dog Finley or spending time with family.  

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