Bengals Place Marvin Jones On IR, Sign Greg Little
Despite waiting through the first six weeks for Marvin Jones to return, the Bengals decided the wide receiver hadn’t progressed enough and have placed him on IR.
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The Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver corps has just taken yet another hit. After finding out that AJ Green isn’t going to be back on the field as soon as they would have hoped, the Bengals also were forced to place Marvin Jones on season ending injured reserve as well.
Andy Dalton and the Cincinnati Bengals looked like one of the best teams in the NFL at the beginning of the season, but the ship has started to take on water fast. Despite the emergence of Giovani Bernard, the Bengals offensive weapons seem to be thinning.
In regards to Jones, the Bengals were waiting on him to return to the field, however after not progressing soon enough Cincinnati was forced to make a move.
Bengals announce Marvin Jones goes to IR. They've signed Greg Little. Gonna need AJ back sooner rather than later
— Jason La Canfora (@JasonLaCanfora) October 14, 2014
To pick up the slack without both Green and now Jones, the Bengals have signed former Cleveland Browns wide receiver, Greg Little.
Little was cast off in Cleveland after showing next to none of the ability he once flashed in college at North Carolina. An outstanding athlete, Little has struggled with drops in the NFL, and Cleveland decided they had enough in regards to waiting for him to produce.
The Bengals have to be hoping that they can turn him around and make him a productive wide receiver.
Mohammed Sanu has stepped up admirably for the Bengals, and has developed a respectable amount of chemistry with Dalton. Brandon Tate will also likely watch his role expand in the coming weeks. Former Ohio State product Dane Sanzenbacher is the Bengals other receiving option.
It’s safe to say that the Bengals are waiting with extreme anticipation for the return of Green, hopefully they can piece it together until that point.
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