Antonio Bryant still "A Little Gimpy Running His Routes"

by Josh Kirkendall on Jul 30, 2010 9:31 AM EDT in Injury

For all of the talk we've heard about Antonio Bryant's knee, the Bengals second-to-newest free agent wide receiver did practice during the morning session. In a way to protect his knee and allow him to continue recovering, the Bengals are forcing Bryant to only practice once a day. What are some of the impressions of Bryant during the first practice?

Carlos Holmes writes:

Receiver Antonio Bryant looked a little gimpy running his routes and had problems planting and cutting back off his left leg. This was noticeable during minicamp and more so in training camp. The coaching staff insists that there is no cause for concern, but Bryant continues to struggle coming out of his breaks. Could the PUP list be in Bryant’s future?

Radio personality Mo Egger wrote during his stay in Georgetown:

Antonio Bryant running with the ease and grace of a man who just got shot in the kneecap. He doesn't get out of breaks and is overcompensating for something. Oh, and he dropped four balls.

Geoff Hobson writes:

Just getting his now very famous left knee healthy for the Sept. 12 opener even though he’s not at full speed right now. If a lot of guys wouldn’t have given up their number, a lot of them wouldn’t have been out here on July 29, either. But he took all his snaps Thursday morning even if it wasn’t at full speed because “I don’t want my teammates to feel like I’m cheating them,” he said.

While most of the impressions believe that the knee is obviously affecting Bryant, it still seems he'll be fine come opening weekend. And now with Terrell Owens, Bryant won't be pressured to take every snap as a number two receiver.

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I watched the camp highlights on the mothership

he looks like he has the 36 year old body and TO has the 29 year old body, I just hope that the Bengals are telling the truth when saying there is nothing to worry about with his knee. If you watch the video, you would say it looks like it’s about to snap if he plants it to hard.

In Zim We Trust......Collaros for Heisman

by TennBengalfan on Jul 30, 2010 9:40 AM EDT reply actions

Agreed

I watched the camp highlights from home and you’d be blind if you couldn’t see the noticable limp in his stride. If I can notice it, and I am just your common “everyday fan”, then it has to be an issue. Hopefully the knee will mend completely, but as we know some players are never the same after this type of knee injury.

by whodizzle on Jul 30, 2010 10:15 AM EDT up reply actions

They filmed a commercial though

Jeff Berding, the club’s director of sales and public affairs, ended the night by gathering The Ocho, Owens and wide receiver Antonio Bryant to shoot the commercial and he vowed "to flood the Internet with it" Friday. Owens, who earlier had reminded people that he’s the executive producer of the "T.O. Show," seemed to like concept of the new Big Three or Three Amigos or whatever The Ocho could come up with on the spur of the moment since he was put in the middle……..
When Chad Ochocinco tried to remember the Bengals season ticket phone number and was fed 621-TDTD, Terrell Owens pulled off the sleekest ad-lib this side of David Letterman and threw in, "That’s TOTD."………
Poor Bryant with those two guys. And he’s a bright, glib guy himself. But he could only get in "I’m the exterminator."

In Zim We Trust......Collaros for Heisman

by TennBengalfan on Jul 30, 2010 9:44 AM EDT reply actions

Oh, Big C.

He can’t go PUP, it’s too late. He’s practiced. It’s active roster or IR for Bryant, no PUP available.

How does a journalist make that kind of mistake? :facepalm:

by Craig Conrad on Jul 30, 2010 10:15 AM EDT reply actions

you’ve read holmes’ stuff before, i assume? then you know how he could make that mistake. his football knowledge runs about as deep as his command of the english language, and even that’s barely a puddle.

i'm going to go america all over your ass!

by Raging Clue on Jul 30, 2010 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions

It's a good thing...

we have Jordan Shipley and Andre Caldwell. Bryant can go to the IR and we’ll be fine.

by SnapCount80 on Jul 30, 2010 10:35 AM EDT reply actions

AB

What was/is the expected recovery time table for the knee injury Bryant is recovering from and is he ‘on schedule’? That is my only question about his injury and really the only thing that has yet to be discussed by anyone. As fans, I think we just took it for granted he was 100% when they signed him. There is over a month until the season kicks off, so I figure that he is inline to be ready week 1.

I guess another question would be did he have another knee surgery done after signing that has been kept under wraps?

by Cedric Benson Boat Party on Jul 30, 2010 10:57 AM EDT reply actions