{
  "id": 1283151,
  "title": "Zac Taylor defends Orlando Brown Jr. after rough preseason opener",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/zac-taylor-defends-orlando-brown-jr-after-rough-preseason-opener",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-16T14:20:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/zac-taylor-defends-orlando-brown-142021685.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bengals head coach Zac Taylor stood by left tackle Orlando Brown Jr. following a rough preseason opener on Thursday night. During the game, Burrow faced a hit after Brown was taken down near the edge. In a post-game press conference on Saturday, Taylor expressed his support for the veteran player, whose contract runs through the end of the 2023 season with a $64 million salary. Taylor praised Brown's leadership and emphasized that he takes full responsibility for any shortcomings. Taylor highlighted that Burrow's availability is crucial for the Bengals, who have been playoff-bound for the past three seasons, facing the possibility of missing out again in the upcoming season.",
  "summary": "The reality of playing a franchise quarterback in the preseason entails the risk of the quarterback getting hit.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "How Camden Brown turned heads in the Cowboys' preseason opener",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/how-camden-brown-turned-heads-in-the-cowboys-preseason-opener",
        "published": "2026-08-16T03:12:47.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}