“It’s unfortunate that he’ll miss several weeks but expect him to make a full recovery and be ready to roll,” Taylor said on Monday.

Taylor said Mims will not undergo surgery for this injury but will miss time. Cincinnati’s sixth-year head coach wouldn’t rule out the chance for Mims to start in Week 1 when the Bengals host the New England Patriots on Sept. 8 yet. Mims, however, won’t be able to take part in any of the Bengals’ joint practices against the Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts or preseason games.

The Bengals drafted Mims in the first-round of this year’s draft and so far he’s lived up to the expectations that come with being a first-round pick. Prior to the injury, Mims was in control of earning the starting right tackle job for the Bengals. Mims took all of the reps with the Bengals’ starting offensive line in the Bengals’ preseason opener on Saturday night and has taken every rep with the starters in practice minus one day when he left practice early with an undisclosed injury.