Two days ago, the Cincinnati Bengals officially made running back Cedric Peerman their player on injured reserve to receive the return designation after he began to practice again with the team, which opens a 21-day window, at the end of which point the team must either activate him to the 53-man roster or leave him on injured reserve.
But there is a notable repercussion of this decision, because the Bengals had another notable player currently sitting on injured reserve, and that is rookie first-round cornerback William Jackson III, the player that Cincinnati selected one pick ahead of the Pittsburgh Steelers, whom they reported would have drafted had he been on the board.