[Bengal Cat]

Maxwell done for year
By GEOFF HOBSON
August 21, 2008


Updated: 5 p.m.

It just keeps going from bad to worse for the Bengals receivers. Four days after he looked to be emerging as the third receiver, Marcus Maxwell was waived injured and is lost to the club for the year.

Maxwell is believed to have suffered a muscle injury Tuesday during practice. A third-year receiver who came over from San Francisco last season, Maxwell had three catches for 37 yards Sunday against the Lions.

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

Which means the top four receivers look to be shelved for Sunday's third preseason game against the Saints on Saturday (7:35 p.m.) at Paul Brown Stadim.

Chad Johnson (shoulder), T.J. Houshmandzadeh (hamstring), and Andre Caldwell (foot) are all out. So veterans Antonio Chatman and Glenn Holt and rookie Jerome Simpson figure to be the first group against New Orleans. Simpson has six of the trio's combined 11 preseason catches.

Cornerback Ethan Kilmer cleared waivers Thursday and is on Bengals' IR.

[BlackcatAlum]

Look for more receivers to be signed to short-term deals within the next few days IMO.

[More Cowbell]

Maxwell may have had the inside track to be the #3 receiver, but he isn't in the team's long-term plans. This may be an unfortunate injury, but I am more concerned about getting Andre Caldwell back. He, and Jerome Simpson, are the team's future at WR.

[BlackcatAlum]

Maxwell has been waived by the Bengals.

http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll.../308210067

Best of luck to Marcus!

[Bengal Cat]

Maxwell has been waived by the Bengals.

http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll.../308210067

Best of luck to Marcus!

Yes he has. But if he clears waivers (meaning no other team signs him) we will end up back in Cincy on the IR.