Running back Cedric Benson missed practice on Thursday with a back injury, but practiced on Friday and said he will be able to play on Sunday against the Eagles.
Defensive end Antwan Odom said he had an MRI taken on his injured left shoulder on Thursday and expects to hear the results today.
"I don't know," Odom said when asked about the severity of his injury.
It's the same shoulder he dislocated three times in college and underwent an operation to repair a torn labrum.
When asked if he would play against the Eagles, Odom, who is not practicing on Friday, said "probably not."
Thursday, November 13, 2008, 12:04 PM EST [Bengals]
Bengals defensive end Antwan Odom will have his left shoulder examined today and said he didn't know if he would miss Sunday's game against the Eagles.
"I don't know, they're going to tell me this evening or a little bit," Odom said.
Odom said he had dislocated the same shoulder three times in college and while at Alabama had surgery to repair his labrum.
Odom, the Bengals' biggest off-season free agent signee, suffered a foot injury in the first practice of training camp and missed the entire preseason. He didn't start until the third game of the season.
"That's what it seems like, if it's not one thing, it's another," Odom said. "I'm just trying to stay positive, keep my head up and get through this."
Odom has 31 tackles on the season and is tied for the team lead with two sacks.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008, 04:58 PM EST [Bengals]
Every week for the pregame show, I do a "6-pack" of questions with a Bengals player, asking whatever I feel like asking.
The highlight this year was when I asked Eric Ghiaciuc if he could tell which quarterback was taking the snap by feel. He answered yes, then realized what he was asked and what he answered, threw a water bottle at me as I laughed and laughed.
I also asked Marvin White if anyone was scared of a Horned Frog and Kyries Hebert why the Cajuns were always ragin'? On the same college kinda vibe, I had Bobbie Williams call the Hogs.
Anyway, was wondering if you had any ideas for players to interview or questions to ask...
I'm thinking maybe of talking to Jordan Palmer and asking about his elbow...
Anyway, it's mostly stuff from off the field, so if you have anyone you want to hear from, let me know.
Next week, I may see if we can get a bet with Georgia Tech grad Eric Henderson on a certain game on Nov. 29.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008, 12:23 PM EST [Bengals]
Levi Jones, one of 10 Bengals fined for Nov. 2 altercation between the Bengals and Jaguars, said he may appeal his fine.
All the members of the team's offense on the play have been fined save quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick for "unnecessarily entering the fight zone." Fines were $5,000 or $2,500.
Jones said he was fined $5,000.
"I'm going to discuss it with my coaches and agents and see what to do with it," Jones said.
Andrew Whitworth, fined $10,000 for the fight with John Henderson, said he expected the fine and wasn't surprised by his teammates' fines if the league is going by the letter of the law.
Chad Ocho Cinco noted that it was his first fine -- besides a uniform violation for his chinstrap -- of the season.
Fitzpatrick joked he is a "pacifist" and "a lover, not a fighter."
Whitworth said Fitzpatrick told him, "the only way he was getting fined was if they fined the guy running away."
When noted that Fitzpatrick was the only one not fined, Jones said the quarterback might have to pay anyway.
"We might fine him for being the only one not fined," Jones said.
Nine Jaguars were also fined for "unnecessarily entering the fight zone."
