Bengals WR Andrei Iosivas to miss 4-6 weeks after thumb surgery
Cincinnati is expected to lose the wide receiver for up to six weeks after thumb surgery Wednesday, likely landing him on short-term injured reserve
Bengals receiver Andrei Iosivas is expected to miss 4-6 weeks after thumb surgery, per Jeremy Fowler, with a short-term IR stint likely.
Bengals wide receiver Andrei Iosivas is expected to miss 4-6 weeks due to a thumb injury that requires surgery, per sources. Iosivas is having the surgery today and will likely go on short term IR.View on X →
Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN): Bengals wide receiver Andrei Iosivas is expected to miss 4-6 weeks due to a thumb injury that requires surgery, per sources. Iosivas is having the surgery today and will likely go on short term IR.
Iosivas has been a steady presence in Cincinnati's rotation behind Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, stretching defenses as a deep threat. Losing him for a month-plus depletes a health-challenged receiver room and forces the Bengals to lean on their younger options while he recovers.
The short-term IR move would shelve him for at least four games before he's eligible to return, a timeline that keeps him on track to be back in the lineup before the season's stretch run.