Quick Hits | Shemar Stewart Return Could Coincide With Homecoming; Ke’Shawn Williams’ Version Of A Flacco; Tee Still Limited

Of course, it would work out this way.

First-round pick Shemar Stewart (knee) said after Thursday’s practice that he’s good to re-join the Bengals defensive line after his fifth straight day of full practice. Which means he could return from a five-game stint on injured reserve when the Bengals play in his hometown Sunday (1 p.m.-Cincinnati’s Local 12) in Miami.

And of course, he wouldn’t care where the game is. The man has been limited to five games this season and just wants to play.

“It’s been a long year for sure,” said Stewart, who missed four other games when he hurt his ankle in the second game. “You have to be happy where your feet are and hope for a better year next year.”

Stewart has drawn massive praise from head coach Zac Taylor for how he has stayed with the Xs and Os during the injury. He knows because his office is next to defensive line coach Jerry Montgomery’s room, and Taylor always sees Stewart in there.

“It means a lot coming from your head coach,” Stewart said. “You don’t want to be on the field and not know what you have to do. There are only two things that can happen. You’re going to get hurt, or you’re going to hurt someone else. I’m trying to understand what I’ve got so when I come back I don’t have my brain unscrambling.”

It will be recalled Stewart, an edge player who moves up and down the line, made a play daily in training camp that seems years away.

“I felt I was stout against the run, my body was 100%, nothing lingering. I was picking up the playbook,” Stewart said. “Then I got hurt.

“I feel good now. I can’t wait to play.”