Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Shaka Heyward is expected to miss about four weeks with a hairline fracture to his left fibula, according to a report via Twitter/X from NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
Heyward suffered the injury during the second quarter of the team’s NFL Week 8 loss to the New York Jets at Paycor Stadium. The Bengals announced within minutes that Heyward was declared out.
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Heyward, considered a special-teams ace, has played in all eight of Cincinnati’s games this season, totaling 10 tackles.
The Bengals signed Heyward as an undrafted free agent after the 2023 NFL draft.
Heyward, a former Duke University standout, played in six games during the 2024 season. He had a forced fumble and six combined tackles.
Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Shaka Heyward
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