The Cincinnati Bengals keep getting incrementally healthier as the team heads for its Saturday preseason game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Tuesday, defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi finally got in the mix after rehabbing a nagging injury and immediately wreaked havoc on the offense.
Wednesday, defensive end Trey Hendrickson got back for the defense too after impressing during his camp debut and generally looking like the answer the defense needs along the line.
Elsewhere, offensive tackle Fred Johnson returned on Wednesday but didn’t put in a ton of work. His injury, plus a brief injury suffered by Riley Reiff, were why rookie tackle D’Ante Smith got thrown to the wolves earlier in camp. If Johnson can’t get back and contribute, the swing-tackle backup job could go to somebody else.
While not the biggest of roster moves, Ogunjobi getting activated and other guys returning to health is the sort of slow progress that means the unit will have a chance to mesh well in practices and preseason games before getting really tested in Week 1.
