The Cowboys finally figured out what their defense has been lacking, and it's a LB not even good enough to start for the Bengals. Dallas is trading a seventh-round pick to Cincinnati for LB Logan Wilson. The 29-year-old spent most of the past five years starting for the Bengals, but rookie Barrett Carter replaced him in the lineup in Week 6 and has remained the corps leader in playing time since then.

Bengals LB Logan Wilson technically started Sunday's game at Green Bay. But he didn't do a whole lot beyond that. Wilson played just 12 defensive snaps for the game, disappeared from the defense in the second half, and wound up on the kickoff coverage team. He played double-digit special teams snaps for the first time since 2021, Wilson's second year in the league. Fourth-round rookie Barrett Carter, meanwhile, played every defensive snap. And fellow rookie Demetrius Knight played 92%, his largest share so far this season.

The Bengals expect to miss LB Logan Wilson for the rest of the regular season after he had a "surgical cleanup" on his injured knee Thursday, according to NFL Network's Mike Garafolo. The injury dates back to before Cincinnati's Week 12 bye, first showing up on the Week 11 injury report.

Bengals LB Logan Wilson is inactive for today's game against the Steelers. That leaves Germaine Pratt as the lead LB and Akeem Davis-Gaither as the likely No. 2. It'll be just the second time this season that Wilson has not played every snap in a game, which makes it tough to know just how much playing time Davis Gaither will get. He's a shaky bet at this stage of the season -- albeit with some upside.

Bengals LB Logan Wilson left Sunday's loss to the Steelers with a sprained ankle. ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reports it's merely a "minor" low-ankle injury, though. That's positive news for Wilson's chances of a quick return. We'll watch his status leading up to Monday's visit to Jacksonville.

Bengals LB Logan Wilson (illness) is active for today's game against the Chiefs. Use him as planned in IDP lineups.

Bengals LB Logan Wilson is questionable for Sunday's game against the Chiefs because of an illness. He missed Friday's practice after not showing up on the injury report the previous 2 days. The team has deemed him day-to-day. We'll see about Wilson's status Sunday.

Bengals LB Logan Wilson (shoulder) is ready to play Monday night against the Browns after putting in full practices all week. It's an impressive recovery from a shoulder injury that initially seemed likely to cost him multiple games. Wilson missed just 1. He's an LB3 with upside in our Week 8 IDP rankings. His return knocks LBs Germaine Pratt and Akeem Davis-Gaither down the rankings. Bengals EDGE Trey Hendrickson (neck) is also off the week's final injury report. He missed the 1st 2 days but then put in a full Friday. Cincinnati will most likely go without CB Eli Apple, who is doubtful with a hamstring injury.

Bengals LB Logan Wilson is expected to miss at least the next 2 games and potentially more than a month with the right-shoulder injury that knocked him out of Sunday's win over the Saints. It's the same shoulder he injured last season, which required surgery after the year. ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reports that the latest injury is less severe and that "around 2-5 weeks [is] considered a fair window of return." Last year's shoulder injury cost Wilson 3 games before he returned to play every snap in his final regular-season appearance and throughout the playoffs. If this injury isn't as bad, then perhaps we should be optimistic for a return on the shorter end of the timeline. Whether to stash or dump Wilson will depend heavily on the size and scoring of your league as well as roster size and IDP lineup positions. Germaine Pratt and Akeem Davis-Gaither figure to lead Cincinnati LBs while Wilson is out.