Bengals’ Trent Brown on Amarius Mims: “He’ll have an All-Pro career”

Since 2021, the Cincinnati Bengals have largely most well-liked to depend on short-term offers with veteran proper tackles. Riley Reiff and La’el Collins manned the place throughout their deep 2021-22 postseason runs (although they have been on injured reserve throughout these streaks), with their former first-round decide taking on that aspect in 2023 with the arrival of Orlando Brown Jr. in free company.

This previous season, it was adorned veteran Trent Brown who was referred to as upon for the beginning position. Cincinnati invested a first-round decide within the proficient Amarius Mims, however Brown was the seasoned presence the Bengals needed whereas their rookie bought acclimated to the NFL.

On a latest episode of The Orange and Black Insider, we have been privileged to welcome Brown to this system. In our 25-minute chat earlier than Tremendous Bowl LIX, we touched on various topics in an unique and entertaining sit-down.

One of many subjects we mentioned with the big deal with was his taking Amarius Mims underneath his wing this previous season. Whereas Brown’s mentorship was reduce quick, in a way, as a consequence of his unlucky harm, he nonetheless performed a task within the rookie’s growth.

“I really didn’t look at it as a competition,” Brown instructed us. “I looked at it as me being an older veteran, and he’s a young guy. I’m in year 10. He’s a rookie. So, I was just trying to bestow upon him all of the wisdom I have to give, try to tell him some things, try to give him some tips here and there. And, it might allow him to play a little bit faster, maybe it’ll help him pick up some things faster, see things faster and allow him to play faster.”

When the Bengals drafted Mims, it was understood that there was a little bit of a challenge to be undertaken, as his faculty pattern dimension was small. Nonetheless, Cincinnati banked on his immense dimension and athleticism, and it ended up paying off early for the group. Mims completed with a 60.8 PFF pass-blocking grade, which is a good quantity for a rookie deal with—notably within the AFC North.

“For one, he’s from South Georgia, two he played in the SEC, so that gives him a pretty good head start, I think,” Brown stated of Mims’ skills and early NFL efficiency. “Me being a guy that they tried to say, ‘Hey, he didn’t have much experience coming out of Florida’…I only had, like, 12 starts or whatever…if you look at that 2015 draft class, I’m like one one of three tackles left, if that, still playing. So, the cream rose to the top there.”

“I did think that he (Mims) had all the tools and attributes to be able to play at a high level in this league, and he showed that, and, on top of that, I think he’ll continue to progress and have an All-Pro career,” Brown concluded.

Previous to our chat with Brown about Mims, we requested him if he dove proper into the Bengals’ rivalry with the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs. Although Brown solely began three video games for Cincinnati this yr, one in all them was the crucial Week 2 loss at Arrowhead Stadium.

“I think for me, going against them (Chiefs) so many times, both with the Raiders and the Patriots, I think there’s a healthy amount of hate there,” Brown stated with a smile. “But, I mean, all in the love of competition and football—no real bad blood off of the field.”

In what has turn into an annual matchup (typically greater than annually), the Bengals-Chiefs conflict is at all times heated and brings in immense viewership. “I think I just fell right in line with the rivalry, as you put it, against, I guess, the best team in the NFL”.

“I also believe, coming into Week 2 and playing as well as we did — there were probably some questionable things that took place, as far as calls go,” Brown stated with fun. “I played for the Patriots, so I understand — they probably felt the same way about us — but when you’re going into the No. 1 team’s stadium, you can’t really leave any room for people to make decisions for you.”

Our dialog additionally struck a private be aware for Brown as he instructed us about his ardour for being a rancher. The Brown Ranch relies simply exterior of Austin, Texas, with Trent serving because the figurehead of the operation.

When he’s not battling on the gridiron, Brown enjoys driving horses and dwelling the ranch life. What has sprung from this ardour can be high-quality meat cuts and packages produced from livestock raised on his ranch.

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