Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Darius Phillips was designated to return from injured reserve and was set to join practice Thursday.
Phillips sustained a knee injury in Cincinnati’s 21-17 loss to Buffalo on Sept. 22. He was placed on injured reserve four days later.
The 24-year-old collected 22 tackles and a forced fumble in 15 games (one start) during his rookie season in 2018. He recorded his first career interception against the Bills before he was injured.
Phillips was the second of two possible players that the team may designate for return from injured reserve. The first was wide receiver John Ross III, who returned Nov. 13.
Ross was sidelined with a shoulder injury sustained during the Bengals’ 27-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sept. 30. He is eligible to return to game action Dec. 8 against the Cleveland Browns.