CINCINNATI -- Bengals cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick will be placed on the team's injured reserve list and will be out for the season, coach Zac Taylor said Friday.
Kirkpatrick has not played since he suffered a hyperextended knee during the Bengals' Week 6 loss at Baltimore. Since the outlook for the cornerback's potential return was uncertain, the team decided to place Kirkpatrick on IR, Taylor said. Because Kirkpatrick will have to miss a minimum of eight games, the IR designation will effectively end the cornerback's season.
"It's tough when you've got guys that you're not quite sure what the long-term diagnosis is going to be and they keep taking a spot," Taylor said ahead of the Bengals' Week 11 game at Oakland.