Former Georgia Bulldog and 2024 first-round selection Amarius Mims will be out for several weeks after sustaining a strained pectoral muscle in the Cincinnati Bengals’ preseason game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The timetable for his return to the gridiron is, “More than 2 and fewer than many (weeks),” according to Bengals coach Zac Taylor. Mims has had major concerns with injuries in the past, making just eight starts for UGA’s offensive line, missing 7 games last season for the Bulldogs with a left ankle sprain, and pulling his hamstring at the NFL Combine.
Regardless, the Bengals selected him with the 18th to be the starting right tackle and protect Joe Burrow. In the game against the Buccaneers, he performed well, not allowing any pressures against their edge rushers and keeping them at bay against the run, albeit in just 15 snaps.
There wasn’t any indication during the game of an injury to Mims, but Taylor said Mims talked to him after the game about it, and a further screening revealed the strained pectoral muscle. He’s likely to miss the last 2 preseason games and potentially even their first game of the season against the New England Patriots.