There’s someone actually happy as a member of the Cincinnati Bengals. Really. Last year, wide receiver Andrew Hawkins was in Canada as a member of the Montreal Alouettes. Now he plays for the Bengals, and he couldn’t be happier, writes reporter Joe Reedy of Cincinnati.com. Receivers coach James Urban said there are times during pregame warm-ups when they have to calm Hawkins down a bit, but that he respects the enthusiasm. “You can see in his face that he’s living the moment and after taking the long road here that he is going to take advantage of every second,” Urban said. Since being signed off the practice squad after Jordan Shipley’s knee injury at Denver in Week 2, Hawkins has seen his role steadily grow. Originally thought of as just a special teams ace, Hawkins first game was in Week 4 against Buffalo where he was used on a couple of receiver screens. There was a time though when Hawkins nearly gave up playing, writes Reedy, Hawkins was about to take a scouting job with the Lions before he decided to give it one more try. That led to an opportunity on the Spike TV reality show “4th And Long,” where he finished second, and then two seasons in the CFL.   More Cincinnati Bengals A.J. Green is expected to see action against the Browns (Cincinnati.com). Do you know who was the first Cincinnati Bengals’ player? (Cincinnati.com).      

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Read More: Andy Dalton (QB – CIN), Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns The Cincinnati Bengals are a banged up team and had many players limited or did not practice on Wednesday. The positive news for the Bengals is that rookie wide receiver A.J. Green returned to practice after sitting out the Ravens game due to a knee injury. A surprise on the Bengals injury report was quarterback Andy Dalton who was limited in practice with a shoulder injury, but it does not seem serious. Carlos Dunlap did not participate in practice after practicing on a limited basis all of last week and played some in last weeks game against the Ravens and his status for Sunday is up in the air. BENGALS WED THUR FRI STATUS TE Donald Lee (foot) LP CB Adam Jones (groin) LP DE Carlos Dunlap (hamstring) DNP OT Andrew Whitworth (thigh) LP DT Domata Peko (foot) DNP QB Andy Dalton (shoulder) LP CB Nate Clements (knee) DNP S  Chris Crocker  (knee) DNP CB Brandon Ghee (goin) DNP WR A.J. Green (knee) LP DE Michael Johnson (shoulder) LP For more on this game head over to SB Nation’s Cleveland Browns blog Dawgs by Nature and for more Cincinnati Bengals coverage go check out Cincy Jungle.

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Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green was a full participant in Thursday’s practice, driving optimism that he will return Sunday against the Cleveland Browns. Green had not practiced uninhibited since hyperextending his knee against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Nov. 13. He leads the Bengals with 635 yards and six touchdowns on 41 receptions. Quarterback Andy Dalton (right shoulder) was also a full participant after being limited Wednesday. Defensive tackle Domato Peko (foot) and defensive end Carlos Dunlap (hamstring) sat out practice for the second consecutive day.

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Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green practiced Wednesday for the first time since hyperextending his right knee on Nov. 13 against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Green is still day to day, but said he was cautiously optimistic about a return to the field on Sunday against the Cleveland Browns after sitting out the Bengals’ 31-24 loss to the Baltimore Ravens. “Playing football people get hurt, but I hope we can be back this week,” Green told the Bengals’ team website. Tight end Donald Green (foot) also returned to practice after missing the last two games. Defensive end Carlos Dunlap (hamstring) did not practice.

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