Bengals activate running back from injury list

Bengals running back Cedric Peerman (30) participates in a team practice at Paul Brown Stadium, Tuesday, June 13, 2017. GREG LYNCH / STAFF

Bengals running back Cedric Peerman (30) participates in a team practice at Paul Brown Stadium, Tuesday, June 13, 2017. GREG LYNCH / STAFF

The Cincinnati Bengals on Monday announced running back Cedric Peerman has passed his physical and is expected to practice this afternoon.

Peerman had been on the Non-Football Injury list since the start of training camp with a hamstring injury.

A 2015 Pro Bowl selection for his play on special teams, Peerman is entering his eighth season and could find himself battling for a roster spot with the emergence of Tra Carson, an undrafted player from Texas A&M who spent 2016 on the Bengals practice squad.

Carson was impressive in Friday night’s 23-13 win against Tampa Bay, carrying eight times for 32 yards in addition to turning a screen pass into a 23-yard gain for the team’s longest reception of the game.

Activating Peerman means there is only one Bengals player yet to practice — rookie sixth-round pick Brandon Wilson, who has been battling a knee injury since OTAs.

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