In a promising rookie season with the Cincinnati Bengals, former Hawkeyes tight end Erick All Jr. is feared to have suffered another significant right knee injury during Sunday’s game versus the Las Vegas Raiders.
During his lone season at Iowa after transferring following four years with the Michigan Wolverines, All played in seven games for the Hawkeyes. All caught 21 receptions for 299 yards and three touchdowns with Iowa.
Unfortunately for All, his 2023 season was cut short after he suffered a torn ACL in his right knee versus Wisconsin.
All went on to be drafted by the Bengals in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL draft with the 115th overall pick. The 6-foot-5, 253 pound tight end had started developing decent chemistry with quarterback Joe Burrow until his injury on Sunday.
Following the team’s 41-24 victory over the Raiders, Bengals head coach Zac Taylor expressed concern that All’s injury could be serious.
Zac Taylor says he worries Erick All’s injury to be serious #Bengals pic.twitter.com/S6ERJzFsCU
— Kelsey Conway (@KelseyLConway) November 3, 2024
“I hate to think about it,” Taylor said of All’s injury. “I don’t know all the information yet with Erick, because he was having such a tremendous rookie season. He’s just an all-around great football player. He’s got that mindset, and he means a lot to this offense. When he went out, it certainly affected a lot of things.”
The rookie tight end will undergo an MRI on Monday to determine the extent of the injury, but the initial suspicion is another torn ACL in his right knee.
Fox NFL insider Jordan Schultz reported that the fear from the Bengals is a torn ACL.
Sources: #Bengals fear that promising rookie TE Erick All Jr. tore his ACL during today’s game vs the #Raiders. This is the same knee he tore his ACL on in October ’23.
A devastating blow for All, who had earned the trust of Joe Burrow and become a reliable target in… pic.twitter.com/gLMFjjtp4p
— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) November 4, 2024
All finished with two catches for 24 yards Sunday, and he has 20 receptions for 158 yards in nine games this season with the Bengals.
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