Overview
- Ian Rapoport reports the linebacker has a hairline fibula fracture and is expected to miss about four weeks.
- The Bengals have not announced a roster move as they consider whether to place Heyward on injured reserve.
- Keeping him off IR during the Week 10 bye could limit him to three missed games over a four‑week span.
- Heyward, a second‑year player, has been a core special teams contributor with limited defensive snaps and 10 tackles through eight games.
- The injury follows a collapse against the Jets that dropped Cincinnati to 3–5 and comes as the linebacker group faces uncertainty after Logan Wilson’s trade request.