Bengals rookie Demetrius Knight pops injury concern, misses practice

Linebacker has now entered the conversation as an injury concern for the Cincinnati Bengals ahead of the regular season.

According to Fox 19’s Joe Danneman, the Bengals held out second-round linebacker Demetrius Knight Jr. on Thursday due to what coordinator Al Golden called a “lower extremity” setback.

While Knight was out, Oren Burks, a veteran the Bengals signed in free agency, took snaps in Knight’s place.

This is the last thing the Bengals want to hear for a struggling position that plans to have Knight play a big role. He’s been projected to get a solid snap count next to Logan Wilson in the wake of Germaine Pratt’s departure.

If Knight misses notable time, Burks and perhaps Joe Giles-Harris could get looks in that spot, with rookie Barrett Carter and Maema Njongmeta also options.

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Bengals rookie Demetrius Knight pops injury concern, misses practice

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