Andy Dalton “full go in practice” today, looks to start this Sunday

Andy Dalton was seen throwing in practice today, reports both Bengals.com’s Geoff Hobson and the Cincinnati Enquirer’s Joe Reedy.

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Dalton’s right wrist was injured in the Browns game last Sunday, forcing Dalton to sit out for the second half.

Dalton only handed off the ball with his left hand and didn’t throw any passes on Wednesday practice. Today, he started off throwing swing passes, then moved on to deeper passes shortly thereafter. It appeared to be a perfectly normal practice for the young QB, which is a sign that he may be on his way to starting this Sunday against the Denver Broncos.

From Joe Reedy:

After being limited on Wednesday and not doing any throwing, Andy Dalton went through the routines of a normal practice during the first 30 minutes on Thursday.

Dalton started off with some swing passes to the running backs before going through some longer passes with the receivers. He appeared to not have any problems throwing which means everything appears on track for him to start Sunday’s game at Denver after suffering a wrist/forearm injury in last Sunday’s win over Cleveland.

and Geoff Hobson:

Andy Dalton’s condition appears to have rapdly upgraded as he came out at Thursday’s practice throwing easily and crisply. Showing little or no signs of the injured throwing wrist that knocked him out of his debut in Cleveland last Sunday, he even slapped right hands with wide receiver A.J. Green after a throw. He buzzed a 15-yard slant over the middle with enough juice that wide receiver Jerome Simpson had to make a pretty stretch-and-grab.

If Dalton is healthy, he should make the start over Gradkowski in this Sunday’s game against Denver. Dalton looked good in his rookie debut against the Browns, with 10 completions out of 15 attempts, for 81 yards and 1 TD.

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