Cincinnati Bengals lose rookie Rod Taylor for the season

Jim Owczarski | Cincinnati Enquirer

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In the first moments of training camp on Thursday, Cincinnati Bengals rookie guard Rod Taylor was pulling across the line of scrimmage when he crumpled to the ground and grabbed his right knee.

After being carted off on Thursday and seen on crutches in the locker room on Friday, the Bengals and Taylor got the worst news possible: he is out for the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament.

A seventh-round pick out of the University of Mississippi, the Bengals liked his athleticism and felt he could compete for a roster spot.

Taylor took to Instagram with a message that read, "God I never question what u have plan... I know u do everything for a reason ##2019myyear."

At some point Taylor will be moved to injured reserve, but there is no immediate rush on that as he and the team go through his surgical options.

The Bengals currently have 89 players under contract that count toward the 90-man roster limit (international addition Mortiz Böhringer does not count against that number).