The Cincinnati Bengals avoided major injuries during the first preseason game of the summer on Saturday night against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
But there were a few issues.
For one, promising wideout Charlie Jones couldn’t suit up after suffering an injury earlier in the week that appeared significant. Two, running back Zack Moss was a surprising scratch from the game after appearing fine all week.
After the game, Bengals head coach Zac Taylor provided updates on both — and it was good news on both fronts.
On Jones, Taylor revealed one of his top kick returners avoided a major issue: “He’ll be week-to-week. He banged knees with one of the DBs on that play. He’ll be kind of week-to-week with that.”
And on Moss, the guy who could very well lead the team in carries next season, it simply came down to non-football stuff: “He (Zack Moss) got sick last night and didn’t feel great today, so it didn’t make sense to get him around the guys.”
Good news for the Bengals who, at a minimum, could use Jones as a lethal returner on special teams and Moss as that combo back with Chase Brown to give the offense some versatility and juice.
