Apparently Marcus Maxwell's injury was worse than expected. On Thursday, the Bengals waived the third-year receiver under the category of "Waived/Injured."

If he clears waivers, he will revert to the Bengals' Reserve/Injured list

Maxwell had three catches for 37 yards in Sunday's loss to the Lions and two catches for 28 yards in the preseason opener against the Packers.

Already without T.J. Houshmandzadeh and Chad Johnson, Maxwell was expected to be a prime target for Carson Palmer on Saturday against the Saints.

Jerome Simpson will apparently be getting a battlefield promotion, but who else with Andre Caldwell on crutches as well. Looks like Antonio Chatman and Simpson will be your starters, maybe Glenn Holt.