There were some scary moments at Bengals camp earlier tonight when tight end Ben Utecht suffered a concussion that left him motionless on the field for 12 minutes.
Per Bengals.com, Utecht was conscious and had motion and sensation in his upper and lower extremities. He was taken to a local hospital as a precaution.
The Bengals already have lost tight end Reggie Kelly to a ruptured Achilles’ tendon. Kelly was placed on injured reserve today.
The team has three other tight ends on the roster, including rookie Chase Coffman.
Utecht is the 3rd TE to go down.
Reggie Kelly with the ruptured Achilles and Daniel Coats with a sprained ankle.
Chase Coffman will end up being the starter by default at this rate.
The TE expected to replace Reggie Kelly’s blocking, Daniel Coats, has also injured his ankle. It was two stories below the one about Utecht.
If you want to be considered a journalist at least do a little fact checking.
Is He DIED?
I hope he’s ok, this doesn’t sound good.
No offense to Ben but the dude is an injury waiting to happen. Seemed like he was ALWAYS hurt with the Colts….
Utecht is a str8 up wussy man!
And I am a Bengals fan.
He got hurt for 2-3 games every time he was tackled hard last year. He’d come back then one hit and he was out 2-3 more. He’s a tissue paper tiger.
Why do our tight ends keep getting hurt, I know we usally get hit hard with the injury bug every year but not like this.
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The Bengals have a tight end?
Watched Utecht play at the U of M. He’s a great kid, but he was always hurt in college and always seems to be hurt in the pros.
“Utecht is a str8 up wussy man! And I am a Bengals fan.”
That makes you a masochist.
He is a pussy. Maybe if he keeps praying to his God while other people are tryingto rip his head off he will have a successfull career, o wait…