Jason Shirley Has Surgery To Repair Torn Achilles

by Josh Kirkendall on Apr 5, 2010 10:00 PM EDT in Injury

On Monday, the Bengals and Bobbie Williams agreed to a two year deal. Per Joe Reedy, the deal will be for two seasons and a "little less than $3 million per year." The issue of whether Williams would sign a deal was academic. The issue, as we've been led to believe, is when the two sides would agree and when we can get on after the most obvious free agent signing of the offseason.

However another Bengals guard hasn't been so fortunate. Word is that Jason Shirley's season is in jeopardy. Per Geoff Hobson:

SHIRLEY INJURED: Bengals guard Jason Shirley is feared lost for the season after undergoing surgery Monday to repair a torn Achilles. The 6-5, 338-pound Shirley apparently was injured playing in a charity basketball game with a team of Bengals over the weekend. Shirley, a defensive tackle taken in the fifth round out of Fresno State in 2008, moved to the offensive line early in the last training camp and was on the practice squad all year. He is looking at the very least at a six-month rehab, which would bring him to October.

As a last resort before being cut last year, Jason Shirley heeded Marvin Lewis' advice to move from defensive tackle to offensive guard during training camp. And for his part, he did well during the transition. Even though he was one of the cuts during final cut down day last year, Shirley signed on with the team's practice squad the next day.

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Guard becomes a slightly bigger need now

Paul Alexander always needs a young project to groom into his type of player. He did it with Stacey Andrews, did it to a lesser degree with Nate Livings, and was trying to do it with Shirley. Now the need for an heir apparent too Bobbie becomes greater, just a little bit

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by Joe Goodberry on Apr 5, 2010 10:10 PM EDT reply actions

Time to get Iupati/Pouncey after all?

by FriarBob on Apr 5, 2010 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions

I'm so disappointed...

not……who cares

If you don't live like you wanna, you live like you shouldn't

by trotanoy on Apr 5, 2010 10:15 PM EDT reply actions

I was rooting for the guy

by Evil Monkey on Apr 6, 2010 12:13 AM EDT up reply actions

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me too but it’s not a huge loss

If you don't live like you wanna, you live like you shouldn't

by trotanoy on Apr 6, 2010 9:37 AM EDT up reply actions

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I mean it’s huge if you know what I mean

If you don't live like you wanna, you live like you shouldn't

by trotanoy on Apr 6, 2010 9:37 AM EDT up reply actions

I don't like where this is going.

not sure if I want to be the hear no evil monkey or the see no evil monkey.

by UpStateMike on Apr 6, 2010 9:47 AM EDT up reply actions

This doesn’t change anything. He was not being counted on for this season. He is still extremely raw but he has great potential. This just is a big set back because he cannot play in camp and continue to learn the position. He would have been on PS again this year so not a big deal come draft time

by ochocinco4pres on Apr 6, 2010 12:21 AM EDT reply actions

Now that Lavarneous and Shirley are both gone from the roster

Whos going to take out Lenny and Squiggy?

Sorry. This is the last time I can use this joke. Moving on.

Iuputi may still not be an absolute must have draftee, as I’d like to see us get Bryant if at all possible, and I’d settle for one of the two safeties that we’ve discussed ad naseum.

by UpStateMike on Apr 6, 2010 8:53 AM EDT reply actions