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The Cincinnati Bengals already have some minor injury woes to worry about early on in training camp.
Right tackle Riley Reiff suffered an injury earlier this week during an interception return and backup Fred Johnson is out for an unknown amount of time.
But talking with reporters later in the week Zac Taylor confined that Reiff won’t be out long.
More interesting is the fate of two bigger-name defenders, per Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com: “Taylor doesn’t see any long-term issues with defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi and cornerback Trae Waynes after they’ve sat out the last couple of practices.”
Both are critical parts of the defense. Ogunjobi looks like the Geno Atkins replacement as the pressure-creator up the middle. Waynes is the big-money cornerback who missed all of last season with an injury.
While the Bengals can send extra blitzers or kick edge players inside to replace Ogunjobi’s impact, it won’t find a potential No. 1 corner elsewhere on the roster. That makes Waynes a big name to watch in the coming days and weeks, as he’s been a superb presence on the field when he’s been able to go.
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