Cincinnati Bengals guard Cordell Volson will undergo shoulder surgery and could miss the rest of the season, coach Zac Taylor said Wednesday.

Volson injured his right shoulder during practice last Friday.

“That’s a tough one for him,” Taylor told reporters of Volson’s injury. “He’s been a guy that’s really worked hard for us. I wouldn’t say it’s set in stone (that he will miss the season) until he has the surgery, but that’s the direction it seems to be heading.”

Volson, 27, started 48 of 50 games played at left guard over the past three seasons. He also started all three games in the 2022 season’s playoffs.

This season, he was slated to be a backup after 2025 third-round pick Dylan Fairchild beat him out for the left guard spot.

“He’s been a guy, he’s been a starter for us,” Taylor said of Volson. “He’s been a backup for us. All he has ever done is come to work and try to be the best Cincinnati Bengal he can be, not always agreeing with what we are doing in terms of him not being a starter anymore, but just handled it in such a professional way and been a team player through and through. That’s what he has been his entire life.

“Any player that has an issue like this or a surgery that’s going to be a significant hit to them, you never want to see them go through, but Cordell is just a little bit different because of what he has given to us and his approach every day.”

Volson was a fourth-round pick in 2022 out of North Dakota State.

–Field Level Media