Encouraging final practice of Bengals training camp ends on a concerning note
The Cincinnati Bengals reportedly had the Indianapolis Colts' offense frustrated Tuesday afternoon, but the Bengals may've suffered the real loss of the day when edge defender Myles Murphy went down with an injury. Murphy was able to walk off the field with a limp, but then took a cart to go back to the locker […]
The Cincinnati Bengals reportedly had the Indianapolis Colts' offense frustrated Tuesday afternoon, but the Bengals may've suffered the real loss of the day when edge defender Myles Murphy went down with an injury.
Murphy was able to walk off the field with a limp, but then took a cart to go back to the locker room.
Murphy reportedly went down without taking on contact towards the end of practice. Non-contact injuries can be serious, but it's far too early to tell the severity for Murphy. Him sitting upright in the front seat of the cart could also be seen as a potentially positive sign compared to laying down in the back in order to keep his leg straight.
This was the Bengals' second joint practice and last practice of training camp altogether. They practiced against the Chicago Bears last Thursday and ended up losing both running back Chris Evans and offensive tackle D'Ante Smith to season-ending injuries.
Head coach Zac Taylor told media members after practice that he doesn't expect the starters to play in Thursday's preseason finale outside of “maybe a few here or there.” Murphy isn't a starter, but the first edge off the bench could've been in line for a drive or two. Odds are Murphy won't see the field now.
The starters were the stars of Tuesday as they had the Colts in what sounded like, well, absolute hell. Key players Cam Taylor-Britt, B.J. Hill, and Geno Stone all sounded off in response to how Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson practiced against them.
"That's all he do is run," said Taylor-Britt.
"He only throws to spots. He doesn't throw to his receivers," said Stone.
Well damn, alright then.
Lou Anarumo's defense has had its fair share of quality practices of late, but doing so against another team's starting offense is a great sign towards the regular season.
Richardson and Co. might take the field Thursday while Anarumo's starting 11 watches from the sideline much like last week when Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears' starters played against the Bengals' backups. It took Williams four drives to put up points at home against the likes of undrafted stud Maema Njongmeta. Cincinnati should be fine in hosting Indy without its best players out there.
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