The injury bug may have bitten one of Cincinnati’s big-money cornerbacks yet again.
Trae Waynes left the practice field Wednesday as trainers were looking at and icing his right hamstring.
Waynes missed the entire 2020 season with a torn pectoral muscle after signing a three-year, $42 million contract during free agency in 2020.
The Bengals added a pair of corners during free agency in 2021: former Pittsburgh Steeler Mike Hilton and former Dallas Cowboy Chidobe Awuzie. Hilton will likely work from the slot, but a healthy Waynes was working to fill the void left by William Jackson III, who left for Washington in the spring.
Waynes is set to count $15.8 million against the salary cap this year and is scheduled to make $10.4 million in 2022, though that is non-guaranteed.
Trae Waynes just came off the field during 11 on 11 was having a really hard time putting weight on his right leg. He tossed his helmet and was just standing on the side with a trainer. They just brought ice and put it on his hamstring.
— Paul Dehner Jr. (@pauldehnerjr) August 25, 2021
