K J Henry claimed off PS

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(10-02-2024, 01:40 PM)007BengalsFan Wrote: Have we had 10 guys that could play though?  Since week 2 with Hill and Rankins being injured, we have had 8 guys that can play.  Rankins should have been put on the IR to free up a 9th spot on the defensive line but the Bengals management didnt want to do that since we were just 2 games into the season and they would only have 4 IR return designations for the next 15 games.  Murphy may come off the IR soon but Jackson might take the full 3 weeks. We just dont know at this point.  We are very thin on the defensive line right now. 

I'm not sure what is going on with Rankins. He has not practiced in 3 weeks now, so you're right that they should have put him on IR, as he'd have been eligible to return in week 7 if they had anyway. That would have allowed them to activate Henry. The question would still be would they activate him, even if he was on the roster? They had 4 active DEs that the Bengals obviously value higher than Henry, so he may have not gotten snaps regardless.