Chinedum Ndukwe's Knee Injury "Doesn't Look Good"
by Josh Kirkendall on Dec 12, 2010 6:35 PM EST
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PrintWith 9:45 left in the second quarter, the Bengals holding onto a seven point lead when the Steelers began a possession at their own eight-yard line. Ben Roethlisberger hands off the football to Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall behind the right side of the line.
After a 5-6 yard gain on the ground, a pile formed up and a Steelers crashed to the left side of Chinedum Ndukwe's knee, forcing it to bend sideways. Ndukwe thrived on the ground before being helped off the field by two medical staff directly into the lockerroom. Ndukwe put no weight on his leg as he was helped off the field.
The injury has all the makings of serious ligament damage, as Ndukwe's knee was bent inward. Marvin Lewis said that Ndukwe's injury "doesn't look good." According to Geoff Hobson, Ndukwe was "seen on crutches in the lockerroom after the game."
If Ndukwe heads onto the team's IR, which we suspect he will, that will leave four safeties on the team's 53-man roster: Roy Williams, Reggie Nelson, Tom Nelson and Jeromy Miles.
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Who the F is Jeromy Miles?
If we don’t see a wide receiver playing in the secondary at some point this season I will eat my shoe.
Simpson anyone?
He is tall, fast and can jump! That would at least get him dressed for games. Hell he can’t be worse then the safeties we have now that can’t tackle or let WR catch balls infront of them.
glad I am not the only one thinkning that
by david in upstate SC on Dec 12, 2010 8:49 PM EST up reply actions
A lot of people were pretty high on him on the Bengals website forums.
Undrafted FA but had some really good credentials.
Joe Reedy: "Supposedly Marvin could not find his flag to challenge the call. I am not kidding. #bengals"
by Doc Scratch on Dec 12, 2010 11:45 PM EST up reply actions
Tom Nelson Increased playing time. Awesome.
I have noticed a trend with him. And its that he is normally running behind recievers watching them catch footballs.
Here's to brilliant Marvin Lewis not drafting a safety last draft!
F*ck you!
What do you do when there's no way out? Find a way to get deeper in it.
by jimbasa on Dec 12, 2010 7:31 PM EST via mobile reply actions
We haven't drafted many safeties high
Madieu Williams in the second, Marvin White in the fourth. I can’t figure out if Marvin doesn’t value this position, or if MB doesn’t.
by Big Sky Bengal on Dec 12, 2010 8:07 PM EST up reply actions
It's just ineptitude all over the place
What do you do when there's no way out? Find a way to get deeper in it.
by jimbasa on Dec 12, 2010 8:10 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
we signed a safety
that never played a down….remember Gibril Wilson
The Curse of Bo Jackson: Jan 13th,1991- present day
Hope chinny bounces back.
He can be a liability at times but has big plays for us as well. Hope the injury aint to bad,but it looked horrible
Hey, guys, I know we're mad about not drafting a safety,
but which of our first three picks should we have dumped for a safety? Gresham, Dunlap and Shipley look great right now, and after that we would’ve ended up with a low-impact player.
It's time to sink or Zim.
by Pardon_My_French on Dec 12, 2010 7:46 PM EST reply actions
Amen.
All three are going to be Pro Bowlers. This might have turned out to be our best draft in a long time, ironically. I was on the fence about Dunlap with everyone else until the last few games, and today sealed it up for me. He had at least 3 blocked passes that I saw on top of his pass rushing. I thought Michael Johnson was a physical freak until I saw Dunlap.
I would've taken one in the second
Hindsight is 20/20 so yeah, all first three draft choices look promising now, but in my book safety was one of the biggest needs. With that said, I am very pleased as to how our 1st three draft choices have turned out.
What do you do when there's no way out? Find a way to get deeper in it.
by jimbasa on Dec 12, 2010 8:14 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
What safteys have done good from this class?
The only ones I can think of the off the top of my head are Berry and TJ Ward.
Nate Allen
For Philly has been playing well.
by sgiridharan1982 on Dec 12, 2010 9:08 PM EST up reply actions
I think Earl Thomas is doing well.
65 Tackles, 5 interceptions
But we had no shot at him or Berry so uh
Joe Reedy: "Supposedly Marvin could not find his flag to challenge the call. I am not kidding. #bengals"
by Doc Scratch on Dec 12, 2010 11:47 PM EST up reply actions
yea
I forgot about thomas and allen thanks. And I know a lot of people here don’t like ward cuz the shipley hit, but I live in cleveland and see a lot of browns games and I would love for him to be in cincy.
by JCompton41 on Dec 13, 2010 9:04 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Question
With the unreplayed eye I originally saw the play with, why didn’t the PIT AT crew have the gator or golf cart ready for transport or has there been a change in NFL protocol for bringing out emergency equipment?
Must be another heinz Field turf issue in there somewhere.
by david in upstate SC on Dec 12, 2010 8:52 PM EST reply actions
Seems like...
Zimmer values safeties that are good at run stuffing, and bringing them in as free agents. I think the team values corners that are good in coverage to compensate for safeties that aren’t so hot there.
Who was a free agent safety in the offseason? Why is the whole freaking defense injured?
Gibril Wilson.
And that’s a damn good question.
Joe Reedy: "Supposedly Marvin could not find his flag to challenge the call. I am not kidding. #bengals"
by Doc Scratch on Dec 12, 2010 11:48 PM EST up reply actions
Safety.
Who are the top safeties in this years draft? I’m thinking 2nd round….
Secondly, who would be a free agent safety?
no standout safeties in this draft (IMO)
remember we have Gibril Wilson signed and on IR
The Curse of Bo Jackson: Jan 13th,1991- present day
please double check... I may be wrong
In one of Big Ben’s sacks (Ndukwe had 1 sack), a Cincy player intentionally kicked Ben in the facemask with his knee. Cincy player made it look like unintentional, but we all know how “unintentional” works to kick a player in the face who 6 days ago surgically repaired his nose.
So, I wonder, what goes around will come around? If that player was Ndukwe who "un"intentionally kneed Ben in the face got the injury himself.
Just double check please and watch the video.
not true
Nedu was getting up after the sack and bumped Worthlessburger in the head. In the process, two Stoolers pushed him back and Ben got hit again. There was nothing dirty about the play despite what Dierdorf was blabbering on about…
by bengaljohnboy on Dec 13, 2010 9:30 AM EST up reply actions
thank you very much
for your intelligent response. Appreciate the level of intelligence of Bengals fans. Way to go.
hot off the press
Per the Wilson Wire on NFP —
Another Bengal defender On IR — Ndukwe
by david in upstate SC on Dec 13, 2010 5:08 PM EST reply actions
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