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Elijah Holyfield will miss the 2022 NFL season due to injury.
The Cincinnati Bengals placed Holyfield on injured reserve Thursday, a day after he was carted off in practice with a leg injury.
4. Even when there’s minimal contact injuries happen, and it was sad to see RB Elijah Holyfield carted off with a leg injury. He is the son of former heavyweight boxing champ Evander Holyfield pic.twitter.com/wgIbrljmas
— Dan Hoard (@Dan_Hoard) July 27, 2022
Elijah Holyfield has been placed on injured reserve.
He’s done for the season after getting carted off on Wednesday at practice.
Signed RB Jacques Patrick to take his spot.
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) July 28, 2022
Holyfield’s NFL career began in 2019 when he landed with the Carolina Panthers as an undrafted free agent. On Dec. 31, 2019, the Philadelphia Eagles signed Holyfield to the team’s active roster off of the Panthers’ practice squad.
After being waived by the Eagles in August 2021, Holyfield landed on the Bengals practice said in October. In February, Holyfield signed a reserves/future deal with the club.
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