Ossai (undisclosed) is not participating in Sunday's practice, Jay Morrison of SI.com reports.
Ossai appears to be dealing with an undisclosed injury. He tallied one assisted tackle during Thursday's 34-27 preseason loss to the Eagles. His next chance to suit up for preseason action will come Monday, Aug. 18 against the Commanders.
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Bengals' Joseph Ossai: Re-signing with Cincinnati
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Ossai and the Bengals have agreed to a one-year, $7-million deal, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
The move comes after the defensive end recorded career highs in defensive snaps (543), tackles (46), sacks (5.0) and forced fumbles (two). It also comes with fellow defensive end Trey Hendrickson on the trade block. Ossai, who missed his rookie season with a meniscus injury, has started just three of the 47 regular-season games he's appeared in over the last three campaigns, but he might have a chance to start in 2025.
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Bengals' Joseph Ossai: Back to practice in full
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Ossai (ankle) was a full participant at practice Thursday, Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic reports.
After sitting out the first two games of the season, it looks like Ossai should be available for Monday's game versus the Rams. He'll mix in on the edge behind starters Sam Hubbard and Trey Hendrickson.
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Bengals' Joseph Ossai: Not expected back in Week 2
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Ossai (ankle) is not expected to play Week 2 versus the Ravens, Dan Graziano of ESPN.com reports.
Ossai has been limited in practice this week while recovering from his ankle injury, and he now appears unlikely to return this weekend against Baltimore. The linebacker will now set his sights on the Bengals' Week 3 contest with the Rams.
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Bengals' Joseph Ossai: Limited in practice
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Ossai (ankle) was a limited participant in practice Wednesday, Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic reports.
Ossai has yet to fully recover from an ankle injury that kept him out of the team's Week 1 loss to the Browns. Though participating in practice is a good sign, it remains to be seen if the 23-year-old will be ready for Sunday's game against the Ravens.
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Bengals' Joseph Ossai: Ruled out for Week 1
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Ossai (ankle) won't play in Sunday's season opener against the Browns, per coach Zac Taylor, Geoff Hobson of the Bengals' official site reports.
Ossai was unable to practice in the leadup to Week 1 after suffering a high ankle sprain in the final preseason game. His next chance to suit up will come in Week 2 against the Ravens.
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Bengals' Joseph Ossai: Unavailable for practice
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Ossai (ankle) was a non-participant at the Bengals' practice Wednesday, Geoff Hobson of the team's official site reports.
As expected, Ossai was unable to practice for Cincinnati to open the week and he's unlikely to play in Week 1 versus the Browns, though the linebacker could return as soon as Week 2 according to Chris Roling of Bengals Wire. Ossai is still recovering from the high ankle sprain he suffered in the team's preseason finale Aug. 26.
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Bengals' Joseph Ossai: Four week absence possible
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Ossai (ankle) was told by the Bengals' team doctor that it could be up to four weeks before he's able to return, Kelsey Conway of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
The Bengals and Ossai will check back in two weeks, so that indicates he'll miss Week 1 against the Browns and will probably also miss the Week 2 game against the Ravens.
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Bengals' Joseph Ossai: Doubtful Week 1
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Ossai has a high ankle sprain and is considered doubtful for the Bengals Week 1 contest in Cleveland, Kelsey Conway of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
Ossai suffered the injury in Cincinnati's preseason finale against the Commanders. He has enjoyed a healthy training camp after missing most of the team's offseason program recovering from a procedure to repair a torn labrum suffered during the 2022 season. When healthy, he is expected to provide depth and rotate in at defensive end for the Bengals.
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Bengals' Joseph Ossai: Expected to miss offseason program
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Ossai (shoulder) is expected to miss the Bengals' offseason program, Kelsey Conway of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
Ossai underwent surgery in February to address the torn labrum he sustained late in the 2022 regular season, and his rehab will keep him away from the field for Cincinnati's offseason activities this spring. The 23-year-old played in 16 games in 2022, recording 17 tackles, including 3.5 sacks, while deflecting a pass and recovering two fumbles.
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Bengals' Joseph Ossai: Getting MRI on knee
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Ossai is scheduled to get an MRI after his knee buckled late in Sunday's 23-20 AFC Championship Game loss to the Chiefs, Andrew Gillis of Cleveland.com reports.
To add insult to injury, Ossai also was called for a crucial penalty on the play, as his injury occurred while the defensive end was delivering a late hit out of bounds on scrambling quarterback Patrick Mahomes. The 15-yard penalty on Ossai got Kansas City within range for a game-winning 45-yard field goal on the following play. With Cincinnati's season over, Ossai will have plenty of rehab time if the MRI discovers any damage to the knee.
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Bengals' Joseph Ossai: First career sack
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Ossai recorded his first career sack in Sunday's win over the Falcons, Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com reports. He was one of five backups to make a big impact in the game.
Ossai missed all of 2021 with a knee injury, so this is essentially his rookie season. Aside from Week 3 against the Jets, when he played 40 snaps, Ossai's usage been limited so far, but the team has big designs on him adding to their pass rush.
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Bengals' Joseph Ossai: Not on PUP list
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Ossai (knee) did not need to go on the PUP list at the start of training camp, Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com reports.
This is a bit of a pleasant surprise after Ossai missed all of his rookie season with a knee injury, and then had another minor procedure in May. The Bengals drafted Ossai in the third round in 2021, hoping to add another explosive edge rusher.
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Bengals' Joseph Ossai: Injures wrist Saturday
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Ossai injured his right wrist in the third quarter of Saturday's preseason game against the Buccaneers and did not return, Ben Baby of ESPN.com reports.
The rookie edge rusher was making an impact before he got hurt, sacking Tom Brady to end Tampa Bay's first possession of the night and adding another QB hit later in the game. As yet, there's been no indication of how serious Ossai's injury is.
