Bengals’ Lucas Patrick out a number of video games with calf damage

CINCINNATI — Bengals beginning proper guard Lucas Patrick will likely be out for not less than one week due to a calf damage he suffered in Sunday’s win over the Cleveland Browns.

Bengals coach Zac Taylor stated the group will consider its choices whereas Patrick recovers.

“We’ll make some decisions there,” Taylor stated.

Dalton Risner, who signed with the Bengals on Aug. 28 and had simply two padded practices getting into the season opener, completed the sport at proper guard. Risner was a free agent all through the offseason however turned a critical possibility to affix the Bengals after veteran Cordell Volson suffered a shoulder damage in coaching camp.

Risner, who spent the previous two seasons with the Minnesota Vikings, stated he needed to be ready for sport motion due to all of the respect he had for the gamers and coaches within the locker room.

“It wasn’t the ideal situation you would draw up, but I had extreme confidence in myself to be able to step in and be a vessel to help the Bengals win when called upon,” Risner stated on Monday. “I was just called upon earlier than I thought.”

Cincinnati beat the Browns 17-16 for the group’s first Week 1 victory courting again to 2021 and simply the second in Taylor’s seven seasons as Cincinnati’s coach.