Bengals Bringing in Quarterback Kyle Shurmur for Workout

CINCINNATI — The Bengals are bringing in quarterback Kyle Shurmur for a workout according to the NFL's transaction wire.

Shurmur has to pass through the leagues COVID-19 protocol before working out for the team.

Bengals starting quarterback Kyle Allen suffered a knee injury in the fourth quarter of Sunday's 30-7 loss to the Cowboys.

If he can't play, then Cincinnati would be down to two quarterbacks: Ryan Finley and Kevin Hogan.

Shurmur hasn't appeared in a regular season NFL game, but he did spend the 2019 season on the Chiefs practice squad.

He completed 722-of-1,264 (57.1%) passes for 8,865 yards, 64 touchdowns and 29 interceptions in 44 games at Vanderbilt.

The Bengals signed Hogan to the practice squad last month after Joe Burrow suffered a season-ending left knee injury. He would be active for Monday night's game against the Steelers if Allen can't play.

Allen has completed 55-of-84 passes (65.5%) for 506 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions in three starts with Burrow out.

The 28-year-old will start against Pittsburgh if he's healthy enough to play. If not, Finley could make his first start of the year.

"Brandon will be our quarterback. I thought Brandon played well [against Dallas]," Bengals head coach Zac Taylor said on Monday. "Of course there's a couple plays I'm sure he'd like to have back, but overall, managing the game, doing the things that he could control, I thought he put us in position to score points and it just didn't work out that way

"It's our third week. He was in a good flow all week. We felt good going into this game and he did the things I hoped he would do and put us in position to go score."

Bringing in Shurmur for a workout could just be a precaution or it could be a sign that Allen may miss time.

Having three healthy quarterbacks is crucial in the COVID-19 era. If Allen can't play, then the Bengals will likely sign another signal-caller in the coming days.

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