Cincinnati Bengals rookie running back Chase Brown has the attention of coaches.
Brown was always going to get a notable chance, but with Trayveon Williams out due to an injury, the fifth-rounder has proven to be the experienced first-year player coaches hoped he would be.
And Brown followed a strong summer with a nice showing in the preseason finale against the Washington Commanders.
“He got his hands on the ball in the run game. I thought he provided value there,” Bengals head coach Taylor said, according to Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com. “He did a good job with yards after contact. He gave us some ugly yards today. I liked what I saw from Chase.”
Brown figures to be in the mix on the final roster behind Joe Mixon alongside Chris Evans and potentially Williams, depending on what the team does during final 53-man cuts.
Notably experienced due to a heavy workload before the NFL, Brown looks like a guy who could have a bigger role than expected as a rotational piece despite being a mid-round pick.
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