The Bengals received bad news regarding Sam Hubbard’s injury.
Edge rusher Sam Hubbard of the Cincinnati Bengals had his season cut short.
Hubbard suffered a calf injury against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday and was eventually ruled out.
On the Monday following the victory, reports surfaced that Hubbard will miss some time, potentially interfering with his ability to play in a playoff game.
The report, from NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero: “Bengals DE Sam Hubbard is expected to miss a few weeks because of the left calf injury he suffered Sunday, per source. The hope is Hubbard – who has started every game and has 6½ sacks this season – can make it back for the playoffs.”
“A few weeks” is a wide range but it generally seems to rule out Hubbard for Week 16 against New England and Week 17 against Buffalo. Maybe there’s a chance Hubbard cuts it close for the season finale against the Ravens.
At that point though, the Bengals would probably want to play it safe and just get him back for a playoff game. In the interim, the Bengals have to hope Trey Hendrickson can get right after he missed the Buccaneers game.
An injury like this only further stresses Joe Burrow’s point about striving to get the No. 1 seed.
