(This story was updated to add new information.)
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins keeps pacing toward a return from a hamstring injury that cost him the first two games of the season.
The same doesn’t seem to apply to defensive lineman Sheldon Rankins, though.
Higgins and Rankins were the big focal points of Friday’s injury report, the second of the week before the team takes on the Washington Commanders on Monday night.
There, Higgins again worked “limited” like the day prior. Rankins was out of practice yet again.
While the wideout room has received some unexpected help from Jermaine Burton and now seems ready to get Higgins back, the same doesn’t apply to the defensive line.
With B.J. Hill also not practicing on Friday after a hamstring injury, like Rankins, knocked him out of the Week 2 game, the Bengals had to go sign 34-year-old free agent Lawrence Guy for help.
Barring something unexpected, it will be Guy and names like Zach Carter and Jay Tufele tasked with keeping Washington’s running game in check up the middle.
Update: Bengals head coach Zac Taylor confirmed on Saturday that Higgins will play against the Commanders while Rankins will be out, according to Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic.
