The Cincinnati Bengals might have dodged the proverbial bullet with Clayton Fejedelem’s injury.
Fejedelem left the team’s first preseason game on a cart, which seemed to imply the worst. He showed up for work Monday with a boot, which he later swapped out for some sneakers.
Now we know why, per the team’s site:
_After getting carted off Saturday night, safety Clayton Fejedelem (ankle) had a smile Monday. He needed no boot and the prognosis is an ankle sprain that keeps him out of probably only Thursday’s game.
That’s a bigger boon for the Bengals than it seems. Fejedelem isn’t necessarily a household name, but he’s a key aspect of the plan on special teams and as an extra safety.
This ends up meaning more work for end-of-roster battles at safety Thursday night. But Fejedelem is the third guy long term and a main facet of special teams to boot, so the Bengals get a big win with their biggest injury item of note coming out of the preseason opener.
