Bengals' Jordan Evans: Moves back to injured reserve
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Evans (knee) shifted to injured reserve Thursday after the Bengals activated him from the reserve/COVID-19 list, Aaron Wilson of Sportstalk 790 Houston reports.
Evans had been forced to isolate from the team since early January due to the league's COVID-19 protocols. Although he'll now be able to return to the team facilities, he's still presumably out for the season due to a knee injury that he sustained in October.
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Bengals' Jordan Evans: Placed on injured reserve
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Evans (knee) was placed on injured reserve Monday.
Evans was carted off the field with a right knee injury in Sunday's loss to the Packers, and he's expected to miss the remainder of the season, Tyler Dragon of USA Today reports. The 26-year-old played mainly on special teams this year and totaled five tackles (three solo) across five appearances.
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Bengals' Jordan Evans: Set to return Week 17
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Evans (hamstring) won't carry an injury tag into Sunday's game against the Ravens.
Evans was unavailable last week against the Texans. He'll return to the lineup for the season finale, but he's not expected to upgrade from a special-teams role.
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Bengals' Jordan Evans: Ruled out with hamstring issue
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Evans (hamstring) has been ruled out for Sunday's game against Houston, Ben Baby of ESPN.com reports.
Evans has mainly worked with the special teams unit this season, but he won't be available for Sunday's Week 16 contest. His last chance to play during the regular season will be Jan. 3 against the Ravens.
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Bengals' Jordan Evans: Heads to COVID-19 list
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The Bengals placed Evans on the reserve/COVID-19 list Saturday, per the NFL's official transaction log.
Evans has either tested positive for the virus or come into close contact with an infected person. The Bengals are on bye Week 9, but Evans' status for Week 10 against the Steelers is up in the air.
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Bengals' Jordan Evans: Held out in Week 1
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Evans didn't play a single snap on defense in their Week 1 loss to the Seahawks, Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic reports.
The takeaway here is that new defensive coordinator Lou Anarumos is moving away from the team's former 4-3 front, instead mostly using a modified 3-4 or even a 5-2, with the only two linebackers getting regular playing time being Preston Brown and Nick Vigil. Anarumos is trying not to force weaker linebackers like Evans or rookie Germaine Pratt out there if he can help it.
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Bengals' Jordan Evans: Moves to injured reserve
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Evans (ankle) was placed on injured reserve Friday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
Evans didn't practice the last two weeks and will finish 2018 missing the final two games of the season. The Bengals' desperate injury situation forces the team to put him on injured reserve, rather than simply ruling him out. Hardy Nickerson and Nick Vigil should continue to dominate the snaps at linebacker Sunday at Pittsburgh.
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Bengals' Jordan Evans: Will sit Sunday
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Evans (ankle) was ruled out for Sunday's game against the Browns, Katherine Terrell of ESPN.com reports.
Evans suffered the injury in last Sunday's win over the Raiders and was unable to practice this week. Vincent Rey stepped in at weak-side linebacker for the Bengals last week and should do so again Sunday at Cleveland.
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Bengals' Jordan Evans: Absent from Wednesday's practice
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Evans (ankle) did not practice Wednesday, Paul Dehner Jr. of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
Evans exited Sunday's win over the Raiders after sustaining an ankle injury, and remains sidelined during Cincinnati's first practice of the week. It remains to be seen whether the second-year linebacker will recover in time to suit up against the Browns in Week 16. If Evans were to miss any time, expect Vincent Rey to draw the start at weakside linebacker.
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Bengals' Jordan Evans: Suffers ankle injury
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Evans won't return to Sunday's game against the Raiders after sustaining a left ankle injury.
Evans sustained the injury in the first half and was declared out shortly after halftime. Vincent Rey has taken over at weakside linebacker for the Bengals in his absence.
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Bengals' Jordan Evans: Will start Sunday
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Evans will start at outside linebacker during Sunday's tilt against the Browns, Paul Dehner Jr. of the Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
Evans draws the start while Vontaze Burfict moves to middle linebacker, and the former should be busy Sunday with fellow outside linebacker Nick Vigil (knee) sidelined. Evans is up to 47 tackles (31 solo) and 1.5 sacks through 10 games this season.
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Bengals' Jordan Evans: Busy in win
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Evans recorded 11 tackles (seven solo), 1.5 sacks, one pass defended and one interception during Sunday's 37-34 win over the Buccaneers.
Evans made his presence known throughout all phases of Sunday's game, disrupting whichever of Jameis Winston or Ryan Fitzpatrick lined up under center for Tampa Bay. The second-year linebacker has made a strong case for an increased defensive workload even when Nick Vigil (knee) recovers from his sprained MCL.
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Bengals' Jordan Evans: Will start Sunday
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Evans will start during Sunday's game against the Chiefs, BJ Kissel of the Chiefs' official site reports.
Evans' starting opportunity comes with Nick Vigil (knee) inactive. The second-year pro will start at weakside linebacker and attempt to contain the Chiefs' explosive offense.
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Bengals' Jordan Evans: Losing playing time with Burfict returning
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Evans will retreat to the bench in standard situations with Vontaze Burfict coming back from suspension this week, Jay Morrison of The Athletic Cincinnati reports.
Evans hasn't made much of an IDP impact during Burfict's absence, tallying just 15 tackles over four games.
