Tyler Eifert suffers broken ankle and has surgery; posts heartfelt message on Twitter

UPDATE

Bengals tight end Tyler Eifert has already had surgery to repair his broken ankle, and it sounds like it went as good as it possible could:

Tyler Eifert's dad Greg tells me Tyler is just out of surgery and "it went great." Says Tyler should be back with no issues after recovery/rehab. Nice to get some good news on the @Bengals & former @NDFootball and @BishopDwengerHS star. #SeizeTheDEY

— Glenn Marini (@GlennMariniWANE) October 1, 2018 Since the injury occured in late September, it’s ‘possible’ Eifert is fully recovered by the time he becomes a free agent in March. It’s going to be interesting to see how the Bengals handle it, as they also have Tyler Kroft and C.J. Uzomah also set to…