Bengals recover Trey Hendrickson from concussion protocol

The Cincinnati defensive end was medically cleared to play Saturday in the Divisional Round against the Titans.

CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bengals they will have their best pass rusher available for Saturday’s playoff game.

the defensive end Trey Hendrickson successfully passed the concussion protocol and will play against the Tennessee Titans in the game of the Divisional Round of the AFC, confirmed this Thursday the head coach of the BengalsZack Taylor.

“He’s been in these moments before,” Taylor said in a teleconference with local media. “He’s one of our best players. It’s good to have him.”

Hendrickson he came off during the team’s 26-19 Wild Card Round victory over the Las Vegas Raiders on Jan. 15 and entered the league’s concussion protocol. He progressed to return throughout the week, beginning with limited participation in practice on Tuesday and then working out fully on Wednesday.

Since signing with the Bengals in the 2021 offseason with a four-year, $60 million deal, Hendrickson has been one of the best pass rusher of the NFL. In the 2021 campaign, he had a team-leading 14 sacks for the most in a season in team history. Bengals since sacks became an official stat in 1982. He also ranked ninth in the NFL in rushing win rate on the quarterback among pass rusher during the regular season, according to the NFL’s Next Gen Stats.

The return of Hendrickson He fuels a defensive line that will remain shallow against the AFC’s No. 1 seed, the Titans. The defensive tackle of the Bengals, Larry Ogunjobi, was placed on injured reserve earlier this week, sidelining him for the rest of the playoffs. He came out of the win over the Raiders with a foot injury and wrote on social media Thursday that he had successfully undergone surgery.

Saturday’s game against Tennessee is the first appearance of Cincinnati on the Divisional Round since January 1991. Bengals they are seeking their first appearance in an AFC Championship Game since 1988.

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Bengals recover Trey Hendrickson from concussion protocol