Lost in the Cincinnati Bengals botching the NFL trade deadline and sending Zac Taylor out to explain mistakes made by those above him was some decent news:
A Cashius Howell injury update.
During the explanation, Taylor slipped in a little update on the key breakout rookie.
"I think right now he's on (injured reserve), and we'll just see how the recovery process, rehab process goes as we get down the road here. But that timetable is to be determined," Taylor told reporters. "Still weeks (away) for him. Let's clear through the IR (four-week) window, and it'll definitely go beyond that, and we'll gather more information as the season goes."
This one is critical. Howell’s trip to injured reserve created the team’s desire to trade with the Philadelphia
Eagles for Arnold Ebiketie in the first place.
The fact Howell’s possible return is a conversation at all is pretty encouraging, considering he immediately had surgery to correct the wrist issue. While he will be out beyond the mandatory four-week IR stay, the team and Taylor aren’t completely ruling him out.
Even so, the failed trade puts more pressure on the guys behind Boye Mafe and Myles Murphy. They wanted Ebiketie in Howell’s role. Cedric Johnson and former first-rounder Shemar Stewart are the other rotational guys who will be asked to pick up the slack after the very public reveal that the Bengals wanted to improve that area of the roster with outside help.
This article originally appeared on Bengals Wire: Overlooked Cashius Howell injury update amid Bengals trade drama
