CINCINNATI — Bengals cornerback Trae Waynes could be on the mend for a whilst soon after struggling a pectoral personal injury all through Monday’s follow, a source verified to ESPN.

In accordance to a report from NFL Community, Waynes is seeking a second feeling on the personal injury and could be out for up to two months.

If that timetable is accurate, it will be a large blow for a crew that envisioned Waynes to be a important aspect of its revamped defense. This offseason, the Bengals signed Waynes to a 3-calendar year agreement truly worth $42 million. Waynes, alongside with the addition of defensive deal with D.J. Reader (four many years, $53 million) had been marquee offers for the franchise throughout absolutely free agency.

In July, Brian Murphy, Waynes’ agent, instructed Sports activities Illustrated that he encouraged Waynes not to do any football drills this offseason whilst he waited to obtain his $15 million signing reward. In accordance to the report, the Bengals withheld payment until he was in a position to occur into the constructing in late July with the rest of the crew for in-person physicals.

“Definitely, you will find no actual physical exercise there, and he’d genuinely want to be in the best shape of [his] existence, so he can perform the best football of his life,” Murphy explained to the news outlet. “But since of the Bengals’ selection, he cannot do that.”

Waynes, a first-round decide in the 2015 draft, invested his to start with 5 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings. Last year, Waynes created 14 begins and tallied a single interception, eight go deflections and two forced fumbles.