Cincinnati Bengals to place CB Leon Hall on season-ending I.R.

Cincinnati Bengals to place CB Leon Hall on season-ending Injured reserve list

Jan 5, 2013; Houston, TX, USA; Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Leon Hall (29) returns an interception for a touchdown against the Houston Texans during the second quarter of the AFC Wild Card playoff game at Reliant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports /

Jan 5, 2013; Houston, TX, USA; Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Leon Hall (29) returns an interception for a touchdown against the Houston Texans during the second quarter of the AFC Wild Card playoff game at Reliant Stadium to give the Bengals the lead. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports /

It looks like the Cincinnati Bengals have gotten the official word that cornerback Leon Hall does have a torn Achillles and is out for the remainder of the season:

No surprise but Bengals will place CB Leon Hall of season-ending Injured reserve after he tore his Achilles on Sunday. Significant loss
— Chris Mortensen (@mortreport) October 21, 2013

Hall underwent an MRI today, but both he and the Bengals were confident he tore the Achilles at halftime of yesterday’s game vs the Detroit Lions. Hall was covering Pro Bowl wide receiver Calvin Johnson in the end zone early in the game, leaped up, and tipped it away, and immediately grabbed his right foot. He buried his face in the turf and went to the bench visibly upset before he was carted off.

Hall tore his other Achilles in 2011, so it’s unfortunately an all-too-familiar feeling for Hall. The team is still deciding on what they will do with the open roster spot.

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