Atkins' exit leads to uncertainty for Bengals

CINCINNATI -- The glass door opened. When it did, a new phase of Geno Atkins' football-playing life began. Whether his Cincinnati Bengals teammates knew it or not, at the very same time, a new era started for them, too; particularly for those who occupy a now suddenly thin defensive line. With a backpack strapped around his shoulders, a pair of metal crutches tucked underneath his armpits, and a massive tape job that stretched the length of his right leg and was covered by a bulky plastic brace, Atkins ever-so-gently tiptoed through the doorway, smiling and nodding hello to a nearby observer.



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