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Bengals WR Tee Higgins questionable with quadriceps injury
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Bengals WR Tee Higgins questionable with quadriceps injury

CINCINNATI – The Cincinnati Bengals' injury report for Sunday's game against the Philadelphia Eagles revealed a mixed picture.

Wide receiver Tee Higgins is questionable for Sunday's game because he was limited in Friday's practice with a quadriceps injury. His game status will be evaluated throughout the weekend.

Higgins has struggled with soft tissue injuries in the past, including earlier this season. He missed the first two games with a hamstring injury that occurred just days before the season opener against the New England Patriots. Since then, he's had a strong start to the year, rushing for 75 yards or more in each of the last three games.

Two starters, left tackle Orlando Brown Jr. (knee) and safety Geno Stone (shin), will play in the Week 8 contest at Paycor Stadium, coach Zac Taylor said after practice Friday. Brown and Stone were limited earlier in the week but made enough progress to be available to Cincinnati at full strength as the Bengals look to win their third straight game. There was also no availability indication in the game status report issued on Friday afternoon.

“You could see they were both in pain the first two days,” Taylor said. “But when they came out today they were good.”

Brown, who signed a four-year contract worth $64 million in free agency in 2023, is having the best season of his career. He currently ranks first in pass block win rate as a tackle at 96.3%, which is the highest mark of his career.

The former Oklahoma star will also continue his playing career. He has missed just one regular-season game in his seven-year career — a Week 17 game against the Bengals when Brown was with Kansas City. Sunday will be his 32nd consecutive start.

“You have to have a certain toughness to push through some things that I'm sure he's dealt with in the past,” Taylor said Friday. “He’s just a guy you can count on.”

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