Cincinnati Bengals breakout rookie Daijahn Anthony suffered an injury in his preseason debut that would hold most people off the field.
But not Anthony, apparently.
Anthony left the field during the preseason game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the help of trainers. Not much later, the team confirmed he had a fractured nose.
But as onlookers could see on Monday, Anthony was playing through the injury anyway.
“You saw the blood gushing out, so I’m sure it was quite painful, but it appears that it’ll be able to practice and get through it with a visor and facemask.,” head coach Zac Taylor said, according to Bengals radio broadcaster Dan Hoard.
A seventh-round pick who might already have secured his spot on the final roster, Anthony has recorded at least three interceptions this summer.
Notably, Anthony had the first interception of training camp overall. Then, he was the first to pick off Joe Burrow during camp before eventually adding yet another.
That ball-hawking ability should keep Anthony on the 53, provided he can perform the way the team needs on special teams. It provides an unexpected boon to safety depth behind the starting three combo of Geno Stone, Vonn Bell and Jordan Battle and puts pressure on guys like Tycen Anderson.
