The Cincinnati Bengals won’t have Myles Murphy for the start of the 2024 NFL season.
According to ESPN reporter Jeremy Fowler, Murphy is expected to miss 4-6 weeks.
That means the second-year defensive end may not return until the beginning of October.
The #Bengals are expecting defensive end Myles Murphy to miss about four-to-six weeks with a knee sprain, per sources. The team will be conservative with the 2023 first-round pick to make sure he’s a full go upon return. pic.twitter.com/6dOcvnmSQm
— Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) August 22, 2024
A second-year player out of Clemson, Murphy was the team’s first-round pick (28th overall) in the 2023 NFL Draft.