Offseason injury outlook good; Shipley progressing well

At the end of last season the Bengals had 19 players on one injury list or another. That total is just eight heading into this offseason. “I think we are about as healthy a group as we’ve been going into the offseason that I can remember,” said head coach Marvin Lewis Monday afternoon after finishing up exit interviews with players. “We’ll have a few things to get but nothing it looks as though by the start of training camp anybody would not be ready to go. I think that’s a good thing.” That includes cornerback Leon Hall and wide receiver Jordan Shipley. Hall suffered a torn Achilles tendon Nov. 13 against Pittsburgh while Shipley tore knee ligaments on Sept. 18 at Denver. “Obviously I’d love to be ready for training camp. Honestly I’d like to be able to do some stuff in the spring so we’ll see how that goes and I’ve just got to keep working hard,” said Shipley. “It’s been a strange year. You go in expecting to play all year and then a...