Bengals bring back Jacques Patrick, place Elijah Holyfield on I.R.

The first injury of Cincinnati Bengals happened when running back Elijah Holyfield suffered a leg injury Wednesday afternoon. A day later, the team has brought back a familiar name to their backfield.

The Bengals have signed running back Jacques Patrick and have placed Holyfield on the Reserved/Injured list.

Patrick originally joined the Bengals back in 2020, fresh off his brief stint in the XFL. He spent the 2020 season on the practice squad.

In 2021, Patrick stayed with the team throughout the offseason, but was waived at final cuts for the second year in a row. After spending two weeks on the Bengals’ practice squad, the San Francisco 49ers signed him to their active roster, where he would…