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Taylor-Britt

Taylor-Britt is eligible to play in the Colts’ Week 2 game against the Chiefs after serving his one-game suspension in Week 1 against the Ravens. The 26-year-old corner signed a one-year deal with the Colts earlier this offseason and started two of the eight games he appeared in last season with the Bengals. Taylor-Britt totaled 21 tackles and five breakups for the Bengals last season and has spent three seasons in defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo’s scheme during their time with the Bengals, which could give him a chance to see meaningful work on game days.

Taylor-Britt was sentenced to five days in jail after pleading guilty to traffic charges in January. This suspension could be related to that. Taylor-Britt, 26, closed the 2025 season on injured reserve with a foot injury. He entered free agency after four seasons with the Bengals, and the Colts signed him in March. PFF credits him with three forced incompletions last year.

Taylor-Britt has worked under DC Lou Anarumo before in Cincinnati. Entering his age-27 season, Taylor-Britt proved capable of combustible moments with the Bengals despite some flashes of great play. He’s a fine depth signing behind Charvarius Ward, who has a concussion history that can’t be ignored at this point.

Taylor-Britt, who in late November was placed on injured reserve with a foot injury, pleaded guilty to reckless driving and an unclassified no-license charge stemming from an incident in September, according to media reports. His sentence is expected to start immediately. Taylor-Britt, 26, selected by the Bengals in the second round of the 2022 NFL draft, has seven interceptions over 47 games in the NFL. It’s unclear if the team or the league will take action against him for the 2026 season.

Taylor-Britt has had a rough season. He was declared inactive in Week 7, in favor of CB Josh Newton, which was purely a coaching decision, not injury-related. It has now been confirmed that Taylor-Britt has suffered a season-ending Lisfranc injury, following a report from earlier this week that he will likely require surgery. Hopefully, Taylor-Britt can successfully rehab the issue and return to play in good shape next week.

Taylor-Britt played on only 10 defensive snaps in Week 11’s loss to the Steelers before exiting with a foot injury. If his season is over, Taylor-Britt will have totaled 21 tackles and five pass breakups while earning a PFF coverage grade of 57.0 on 220 coverage snaps.

Hendrickson is sidelined by a hip injury, though the Bengals fortunately get EDGE Shemar Stewart (ankle) back after a four-game absence. Taylor-Britt has evidently been benched in favor of CB Josh Newton this week. The Bengals’ offense lost two tight ends last week, with Hudson suffering a concussion and Mike Gesicki suffering a pectoral injury that landed him on injured reserve this week. Bengals TE Noah Fant is suddenly on the streaming TE1 radar as a result.

Taylor-Britt’s return comes at a solid time after the defense struggled against the Vikings in Week 3. It’s a substantial return for a secondary that has performed over expectations through three weeks, largely due to heavy zone rates that require consistent communication on the back end.

Frequently injured, Taylor-Britt heads back to the sidelines after serving as an every-snap player in Weeks 1 and 2. It’s the last thing this struggling defense needed, but the bigger injury problems, of course, are on the offensive side of the ball with Joe Burrow’s lengthy absence beginning this afternoon.

Taylor-Britt appeared on Thursday’s injury report as a limited participant, indicating the big-bodied perimeter cornerback suffered the injury in practice. The Bengals frequently task Taylor-Britt with covering the opposition’s similarly sized No. 1 wide receivers, albeit to mixed results. George Pickens will likely have an easier day if Taylor-Britt is unable to play though.