Evan McPherson continues his sturdy preseason

In the case of crucial gamers on the Cincinnati Bengals after Joe Burrow, Ja’Marr Chase, Tee Higgins, and Trey Hendrickson, Evan McPherson could also be subsequent.

When on the prime of his sport, McPherson is a weapon. His leg is among the strongest within the NFL, and he reminded Bengals followers of what he’s able to Monday evening when he drilled a 54-yard subject aim late within the fourth quarter.

McPherson is ideal on subject targets and additional factors within the preseason, an indication that he’s wholesome and is benefiting from changes he’s making to his kicking routine.

”Well being is crucial factor I’m specializing in. I can’t play this sport if I’m harm,” McPherson stated in an offseason interview with Bengals.com senior author Geoff Hobson. “This offseason, I’m making an attempt to determine extra methods to strengthen the small muscle tissue that I had issues with and simply proceed to do this. With all that work in strengthening it, I’m ensuring I’m again stronger than ever. Coaching these little muscle tissue you don’t even take into consideration.

“I be sure that to not less than lengthen my warmup the place I’m really warming up and never simply stretching. Really getting the muscle tissue fired up and able to go. Be certain I contact every thing. I really feel like up to now … possibly I wouldn’t do sufficient.”

Sadly, we noticed final yr how a lot of an impression a struggling McPherson could make. The hope is he’s moved previous that and is able to get again to his 2021-22 kind that helped the Bengals attain consecutive AFC Championships and Tremendous Bowl LVI.

With 55 factors this season, McPherson will grow to be the quickest Bengal in crew historical past to succeed in 500 profession factors.