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On Wednesday, the Cincinnati Bengals designated former Green Bay Packers offensive lineman Lucas Patrick to return from the injured reserve. Patrick suffered a calf injury in Week 1 and had started at the right guard position for the Bengals in the season opener.
Patrick’s return could give the Bengals a little bit of a boost to their offensive line, which currently ranks dead last in most pass protection metrics. The Duke offensive lineman began his NFL career as an undrafted free agent with the Packers in 2016, a team he played for through 2021. Since leaving Green Bay, Patrick has bounced around to the Chicago Bears, the New Orleans Saints and now the Bengals. Over his career, he’s started 65 regular-season games.
On the Bengals’ injury report on Wednesday, their first of the week, Patrick was one of three players who were listed as limited in practice due to injury by the team. Besides Patrick, the list included receiver Charlies Jones (Achilles) and defensive end Shemar Stewart (ankle). Jones is both Cincinnati’s primary punt returner and kick returner, while Stewart is a rookie first-round pick who the Packers actually brought in on a pre-draft visit this spring.
The only non-participant for the Bengals in practice today was tight end Drew Sample (ankle), who splits time at the position as a blocker with pass-catchers Mike Gesicki and Noah Fant.
