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Ben Child
CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bengals will doubtless be with out beginning security Geno Stone for the workforce’s gown rehearsal recreation towards the Washington Commanders on Monday. He is week-to-week with a comfortable tissue damage, in response to coach Zac Taylor.
Stone performed in 4 snaps within the workforce’s preseason opener towards the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday. The undisclosed damage makes Stone uncertain for the workforce’s Aug. 18 preseason recreation on the highway.
“Proper now, no, I would not count on that,” Taylor stated.
Final season, Stone began all 17 video games in his first season with the Bengals. He initially signed a two-year deal price $14 million. Nonetheless, after final yr, he and the workforce renegotiated his contract and lowered his common annual wage to $4.9 million for the ultimate yr of his deal. Taylor stated there aren’t any long-term damage considerations for Stone.
With the veteran doubtless out for the subsequent week, Tycen Anderson and Daijahn Anthony are anticipated to take the majority of Stone’s reps. Taylor stated the teaching workers will proceed to guage Anderson and Anthony and the general depth of the place.
“They have to show that they will stroll in there and assist us on protection as effectively,” Taylor stated. “These are guys that these subsequent six practices shall be actually good for.”
In different damage information, Bengals cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt labored again into follow Saturday. He shall be evaluated Sunday to gauge his availability for the week and the sport towards the Commanders. Taylor stated there is no main concern for Taylor-Britt’s future availability.
“It might be nice, however I do not discover it to be essential that he has to stroll on the sector towards Washington,” Taylor stated.
