Report: Tyler Eifert may need season-ending back surgery
Cincinnati Bengals tight end Tyler Eifert is once again battling a significant back problem.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Wednesday that Eifert is currently considering a third back procedure that would keep him out for the remainder of the season.
Bengals TE Tyler Eifert is in LA, deciding whether to undergo a 3rd back surgery that would end his year, sources tell @FieldYates and me.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 11, 2017
Eifert is one of the league’s more gifted tight ends, but he has been significantly hindered by his inability to remain on the field. He has appeared in just 24 games over the past four seasons, and a back injury that plagued him at the start of this season still hasn’t gone away.