Cincinnati Bengals operating again Chris Evans has been dominated out for the season after choosing up a regarding trying knee harm throughout joint observe with the Chicago Bears on Thursday afternoon.
Bengals Working Again Chris Evans Out For Season
Chris Evans picked up a regarding harm in observe this week because the 26-year-old suffered a torn patellar tendon in his knee that has dominated him out indefinitely for the whole upcoming marketing campaign.
Cincinnati had been participating in a joint observe alongside the Chicago Bears on Thursday when Evans suffered his harm, with their penultimate preseason fixture coming towards Chicago this weekend.
The Bengals gained’t be too involved with the Evans harm although, with three operating backs forward of him within the depth chart. Zack Moss, Chase Brown and Trayveon Williams all come earlier than Evans within the Bengals roster, with Moss and Brown anticipated to play probably the most drives this season.
🚨 BREAKING #Bengals RB Chris Evans suffered a torn patellar tendon throughout right this moment’s observe, and he’ll miss the whole common season. pic.twitter.com/vPaTkaeRd9
— NFL Rumors (@nflrums) August 16, 2024
With Joe Mixon traded to the Texans within the offseason this 12 months, Evans was anticipated to get extra minutes behind Chase Brown and new Bengals acquisition from the Colts, Zack Moss.
Evans appeared in eight video games for Cincinnati final 12 months, however he solely noticed motion in a kind of video games in what was a reasonably restricted season for the operating again.
There are different, extra urgent harm considerations for the Bengals although, as earlier this week it was reported that star huge receiver Ja’Marr Chase was everyday, after lacking observe for the primary time in preseason.
Chase is within the last 12 months of his contract in Cincinnati and though there was considerations he might request a commerce this summer time, it appears seemingly that he’ll get an enormous extension after 2024.
The Bengals’ NFL season begins in simply over two weeks time, with the New England Patriots visiting Cincinnati on the eighth of September in week 1 motion.
