CIN - 1st Round Pick LB Keith Rivers Signs, In Camp
Keith Rivers, the rookie LB who was holding out of Bengals’ training camp, signed with the team on Tuesday night and is now in training camp. Rivers was originally expected to start on the weak side for the Bengals after his selection in the draft. However, as often happens in holdout scenarios, another player has staked a claim on the WLB job while Rivers sat out.
“Rivers had been the projected starter at weak-side linebacker, along with middle linebacker Dhani Jones and Rashad Jeanty on the strong side. But free agent Brandon Johnson, signed in the off-season from Arizona, has been playing well in Rivers’ absence and made a strong showing over the weekend.”
After missing 10 days of camp and 12 full practices, Rivers is behind the curve and he probably won’t participate in the preseason opener this coming Monday night (vs. Green Bay). We’ll see how Brandon Johnson looks on national TV - but it does look like Rivers has an uphill battle to earn playing time, at least early on during the coming season. Stay tuned…
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