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Injured Tyler Eifert has no plans of playing in Pro Bowl again
- Updated: July 29, 2016
1:59 PM ET
CINCINNATI — Tyler Eifert enjoyed the free trip to Hawaii and the full slate of events that preceded last season’s Pro Bowl. But the Cincinnati Bengals tight end vowed Friday never again to appear in the all-star game after a freak ankle injury sidelined him for much of the offseason.
“It’s just not worth it,” Eifert said.
The injury could keep him out the first game or two this season, although Eifert remains optimistic he will be fully rehabbed before then.
Bengals tight end Tyler Eifert enjoyed the Pro Bowl until a fluke injury in the fourth quarter of the game resulted in surgery that has jeopardized his availability for the start of this season. Kirby Lee/USA TODAY Sports
“Everything’s going well,” Eifert said, hours before the Bengals opened training camp. “I’m not putting a timeline on it or anything like that. There’s a long progression that you’ve got to go through here to return to play. You’ve got to be watched by a lot of different eyes, go through a lot of different steps.
“I’m just going to keep working hard and control what I can control and be back as soon as I can.”
Eifert was hurt in the …
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