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• Rodney Anderson: Cut loose by Cincy

  08/17/2020 • By RotoWire

  The Bengals released Anderson (knee) on Monday with a failed physical designation. Though Anderson missed most of his final season at Oklahoma with a torn ACL, the Bengals thought enough of his potential to select him in the sixth round of the 2019 draft. He was cleared for full activity last August, but he appeared in just two preseason games before he tore the ACL in the same knee again. Anderson has worked hard in his rehab over the past year, but he didn't make enough progress in his recovery to get the green light for training camp. Unless another team puts in a waiver claim for Anderson, he'll revert to the Bengals' injured reserve list and miss at least the first eight weeks of the season.

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• Bengals' Rodney Anderson: Shifts to PUP list

  07/30/2020 • By RotoWire

  The Bengals placed Anderson (knee) on the active/PUP list Wednesday, Jay Morrison of The Athletic reports. Anderson saw his rookie campaign cut short last August when he re-tore the ACL in his right knee, the same injury that ended his collegiate career at Oklahoma. The 2019 sixth-round pick has been participating in limited on-field work for his rehab since March, including running and cutting, but he's not yet ready to return to practice with teammates. When healthy, Anderson could compete for the No. 2 role behind Joe Mixon, but if he isn't ready to go by Week 1, he'll face the risk of starting the season on the reserve/PUP list and missing at least six games.

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• Bengals' Rodney Anderson: Approaching rehab with caution

  03/06/2020 • By RotoWire

  Anderson (knee) is taking a slower approach to his current ACL rehab, perhaps hoping for a mid-August debut, Geoff Hobson of the Bengals' official website reports. "I'm taking everything slow," Anderson said. "Doing it the right way, taking as much time as I need no matter what." Once viewed as a potential first-round pick, Anderson fell to the sixth round of the 2019 NFL Draft after suffering a torn ACL in September 2018, his third season-ending injury in a span of four years at Oklahoma. He then re-tore the same ligament in the final week of the 2019 preseason, landing on injured reserve for his rookie campaign. Anderson has since resumed running and cutting, but he's in no rush to get back on the practice field. He and fellow 2019 draft pick Trayveon Williams could end up battling for the No. 3 running back job behind veterans Joe Mixon and Giovani Bernard, assuming the latter isn't an offseason cap casualty.

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• Bengals' Rodney Anderson: Placed on IR

  08/31/2019 • By RotoWire

  Anderson (knee) has been placed on injured reserve after suffering a torn ACL. Anderson was looking at a depth running back role on the Bengals' active roster before his knee injury. He'll now be out for the season and will set his sights on recovering for 2020. His injury means that Trayveon Williams will be the final back on Cincinnati's active roster behind Joe Mixon and Giovani Bernard.

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• Bengals' Rodney Anderson: Confirmed with ACL tear

  08/30/2019 • By RotoWire

  Anderson's injury has been confirmed as a torn ACL in his right knee, Jay Morrison of The Athletic reports. Anderson tore the same ligament last September at Oklahoma, marking his third season-ending injury in four collegiate campaigns. He managed just nine yards on 13 carries during the preseason, but he showed some aptitude in the passing game with five catches for 58 yards on six targets. Once viewed as a potential first-round pick, Anderson was selected in the sixth round and now will miss his entire rookie season.

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