Zac Taylor Drops Latest Injury Update On Tee Higgins And More

The Bengals offense is hoping to get another star back this week.

Nov 23, 2025; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins (5) warms up before a game against the New England Patriots at Paycor Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joseph Maiorana-Imagn Images | Joseph Maiorana-Imagn Images

CINCINNATI — Zac Taylor had another injury update ready to roll on Wednesday ahead of his Bengals team returning to practice for the first time since last week's Thanksgiving win over Baltimore.

Trey Hendrickson is on track to miss another game this week with a hip/pelvis injury to extend his month-plus absence, while Tee Higgins and Tahj Brooks look like they have a shot to play working through concussion protocol. Both are going to be limited during Wednesday's practice.

"He's working through it, making good progress, limited today, same with Tahj Brooks, same category both been making good progress," Taylor said about that duo, while noting Hendrickson will not practice on Wednesday.

Cincinnati has a healthy Joe Burrow trying to lead them from the brink of a lost season to the playoffs with a winning run down the stretch. The Bengals are 13-3 all-time in December and January under the quarterback.

Taylor assessed his first game back from injury in Monday's media comments after reviewing the tape.

“Well, just how quickly he got into a rhythm. I think he’d sit here and say, ‘I missed this or missed that.’ I could feel the rhythm he got into and the confidence that he had when he was out there,” Taylor explained when asked what stood out from Burrow's outing. “So that’s what we could feel as a team, you know, that he was really back to mid-season form for himself.”

The Bengals are 4-8 on the season. They're two games back in the AFC North. If they can go on a December run, they can put themselves in position to get in the playoffs for the first time since 2022.

Burrow will try to build on that Thanksgiving return this Sunday on the road against Buffalo at 1 p.m. ET.

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