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1. Aug 29
   Brooks rushed six times for 22 yards, brought in his only target for minus-6 yards, returned one kickoff for 37 yards and lost a fumble in the Bengals' 30-13 preseason win over the Eagles on Friday.

   The 2025 sixth-round pick got the start for the Bengals and touched the ball on Cincinnati's first two plays from scrimmage, netting seven yards on his first carry. Brooks subsequently fumbled the opening second-half kickoff to give the Eagles the ball at the Bengals' 43-yard line and set up a Philadelphia field goal. The relatively unremarkable night put a cap on a modest preseason for Brooks, who rushed 13 times for 49 yards, posted a 4-22-0 receiving line and ran back two kickoffs for 66 yards over three exhibitions. Brooks' biggest competitor for a depth running back/returner role, Gary Brightwell, also coughed up the ball once Friday, so it could be a proverbial coin flip between the two in terms of final cuts.

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2. Aug 24
   Brooks carried three times for 16 yards and caught both of his targets for 20 yards in Saturday's preseason game against the Bears.

   With Chase Brown and Samaje Perine rested in the contest, Brooks was in a Saturday starting lineup that featured reserve skill players. As the coming campaign approaches, Brooks continues to slot in behind Brown and Perine on the Bengals' unofficial depth chart, but after recording just 16 carries for 45 yards and one catch for nine yards across 16 regular-season games in 2025, some uptick in volume is plausible for the second-year player out of Texas Tech, who is also in the mix for special-teams work.

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Injury reports

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League history

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