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Cincinnati Bengals
Bengals' rookie RB Irons out for season
By Associated Press
Aug 10, 2007 - 3:37:10 PM
CINCINNATI - Rookie running back Kenny Irons of the Bengals will be out for the season after tearing a knee ligament during an exhibition game at Detroit.
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Cincinnati Bengals rookie running back Kenny Irons is carted off the field in the second quarter in the exhibition football game against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field in Detroit, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2007. Irons will be out for the season after tearing a knee ligament. Irons, the Bengals' second-round draft choice from Auburn, is expected to recover fully by next spring. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) |
Irons, the Bengals' second-round draft choice from Auburn, is expected to recover fully by next spring, Cincinnati coach Marvin Lewis said Friday.
Irons went to the locker room on a cart after hobbling off the field in the game won 27-26 by the Lions. He was diagnosed with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee.
He had four carries for 17 yards, including an 11-yard gain, after replacing starter Rudi Johnson in the exhibition opener for both teams.
Injuries held Irons to 893 yards last season after he led the Southeastern Conference in 2005 by averaging 108 yards a game.
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