The Cincinnati Bengals placed a pair of rookies on the non-football injury list Monday.
Fifth-round defensive end Khalid Kareem and seventh-round linebacker Markus Bailey were the two names moved to the list.
Such a move is a mere formality oftentimes for players who suffered an injury in college. Both Kareem and Bailey still count toward the 80-man roster (which the Bengals still need to cut down to, if they so choose). Both can be activated at any time.
This formality hasn’t stopped either rookie from getting their deals with the Bengals done. As soon as they’re ready to practice, they’ll get activated.
The news comes on the heels of the Bengals being one of the first teams to send a player to the COVID-19 reserve list. They’ve also started pursuing that 80-man limit by cutting one player.
As of now, the only remaining questions about the Bengals rookie class is the contract status of both Joe Burrow and Tee Higgins.
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