Drew Plitt, former Loveland HS standout, impresses for Bengals in preseason opener

Free-agent quarterback Drew Plitt, a former Loveland High School standout who played the past five seasons for the Ball State University Cardinals, impressed for the Cincinnati Bengals for the final few minutes of the fourth quarter of Friday's preseason loss to the Arizona Cardinals.

Plitt completed all six of his attempts, with a 25-yard touchdown pass to Kendric Pryor with 1:14 left.

"He's back in orange and black - the Loveland High School Tigers," TV analyst Anthony Munoz said during the broadcast. "He's back in orange and black! It's got to be just like crazy exciting."

"You've got to think all of Loveland is either in this stadium right now or watching very intently," play-by-play announcer Mike Watts added.

From @NFL via Twitter:

Plitt, 24, signed last month with the Bengals.

The 6-foot-2, 206-pound Plitt participated at the Bengals' rookie minicamp in May as a tryout player.

From Bengals play-by-play announcer Dan Hoard via Twitter:

Plitt played in 46 career games for the Cardinals and completed 62.4 percent of his passes for 9,062 yards and 68 touchdowns. He also rushed for 423 yards and 14 TDs.

At Loveland, Plitt set a school record for career TD passes with 42. In 2013, he led the Tigers to a 14-0 record and Div. II state championship.

Plitt appeared in July on the Underqualified Knuckleheads podcast.

The Enquirer's Kelsey Conway reported via Twitter that backup quarterback Brandon Allen was expected to take the bulk of the reps at QB1 with Joe Burrow sidelined while recovering from his appendectomy. Allen left Friday night's game to be evaluated for a concussion.

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