Bengals first-round DE Shemar Stewart said he made amends after accidentally hitting QB Joe Burrow during practice. Burrow told him to keep the energy up for when the regular season starts.

“You know it’s cool, as long as you do it on Sundays too,” Stewart recalled of his conversation with Burrow, via the Cincinnati Enquirer. “We just forgot about it.”

Stewart said he has taken his talent and has been focused on adding technique and precision to his game.

“Coming in, it was just all raw talent and just go out there and play,” Stewart said. “Now, you actually have to have technique to go out there and win consistently, so you know the technical part is on a different level here. You just have to come in with a mindset that I need to get my technique right, my eyes right, my hands right,

See Full Page