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CINCINNATI – The season for one of the promising rookies of the Bengals is probably over.
Team officials believe running back Rodney Anderson has torn his ACL again in Thursday's preseason final, ESPN's Adam Schefter said. It would be the second time in as many years that Anderson had suffered exactly the same injury.
The sixth-round pick left Thursday's game after a right knee injury after a 4-yard win in the first quarter of the Bengals' 13-6 loss against the Colts of Indianapolis. It was the second game of Anderson's preseason and it was three weeks after being allowed to train.
Anderson tore ACL's right knee in the second game of his 2018 season in Oklahoma. The rookie was expected to bring depth to a Bengals backfield featuring veterans Joe Mixon and Giovani Bernard.
In the third preseason game, Anderson showed why the Bengals had chosen a late pick. He racked up four catches for 51 yards in his first game since entering college and was congratulated by Bengals rookie coach Zac Taylor.
But again, a promising year seems to have stopped abruptly. In Oklahoma, he suffered three late-season injuries. In four years, he played only 17 games with the Sooners.
Anderson was one of two semi-finalists selected by Cincinnati in the sixth round of this year's draft. The Bengals also chose Trayveon Williams, of Texas A & M, who led the SEC to race in 2018.
If Anderson will be out all season, the Bengals will likely have an extra spot before Saturday's roster cuts. It could also increase Williams' role on his return to the field. He missed the last two preseason games due to a foot injury.
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