Jermaine Gresham Misses Practice With A Death In The Family

by Josh Kirkendall on Dec 10, 2010 9:37 AM EST

INDIANAPOLIS - NOVEMBER 14: Jermaine Gresham #84 of the Cincinnati Bengals catches a pass for a touchdown during the Bengals 23-17 loss to the Indianapolis Colts in the NFL game at Lucas Oil Stadium on November 14 2010 in Indianapolis Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

Jermaine Gresham was drafted this year in the first round to bring the Bengals a viable threat at tight end. With 47 receptions this year and three touchdowns, he's done just that with the growth we've seen as the season has dragged on. Reggie Kelly said during Mo Egger's show on ESPN's 1530 Homer that his run blocking is improving.

However, Gresham hasn't been to practice this week.

According to Geoff Hobson, the Bengals rookie tight end has been out of town following the death of his grandmother on Monday. There's no word if he'll return in time to practice on Friday. Historically speaking during the Marvin Lewis era, if players miss all three practices throughout the week, they're very unlikely to play. We know in the grand scheme of things that football is trivial, so we hope the best for Gresham and his family.

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marvin doesn't usually let guys play if they havent practiced

So maybe we see Coffman get more plays. And A plus from this is Coffman get valuable practice time this week

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by Joe Goodberry on Dec 10, 2010 9:51 AM EST reply actions

Welcome to Cincinnati Bengal football!

Where the only chance a promising player has of getting on the field is when there’s death and tragedy! Keep hoping for death and tragedy Bengal fans!

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What do you do when there's no way out? Find a way to get deeper in it.

by jimbasa on Dec 10, 2010 10:23 AM EST via mobile up reply actions