The Cincinnati Bengals have had a tough time recently, as they lost Joe Burrow for the season. Before that news came about, there was a lot of criticism pointed at Logan Wilson for his hit on Mark Andrews that ended up sidelining the star tight end for the rest of the season.
The biggest finger-pointing seemed to come from Ian Rapoport, who tweeted that Wilson was responsible for injuries to Andrews, Lamar Jackson, and Odell Beckham Jr.
#Ravens WR Odell Beckham Jr walks off the field wincing, holding his shoulder after a hard shot from #Bengals LB Logan Wilson. That’s three for Wilson, who also had tackles on Mark Andrews and Lamar Jackson that resulted in medical attention.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) November 17, 2023
Rapoport was making an observation but he probably could have phrased it better. Kirk Herbstreit also had some choice words for Wilson on the broadcast, saying that Wilson went into a tackle with bad intentions. It didn't set well with Bengals fans or Zac Taylor.
“Logan Wilson coming in there with bad intentions again” — Kirk Herbstreit talking about the hit Wilson put on OBJ at the end of this play.#CINvsBAL pic.twitter.com/C0PGwutUYt
— Mike McDaniel (@MikMcDaniel) November 17, 2023
When speaking to the media on Friday to discuss Burrow's injury, Taylor stuck around to address what had been said about Wilson. Taylor said that Wilson plays the game the right way and expressed disappointment toward those saying otherwise.
"I do have one more thing I want to say..."
— Caleb Noe (@CalebNoeTV) November 17, 2023
As #Bengals head coach Zac Taylor got up to leave his press conference – He sat back down & made sure to address one more thing.
Zac expressed frustration toward a narrative surrounding LB Logan Wilson.
"He plays the game the right… pic.twitter.com/hOyuaLj312
Say what you will about Taylor as a coach but you can't deny that he has his players' backs. He didn't have to address this during the press conference but he did because Wilson is his player and he's going to have his back. Not all coaches would do that.