GEORGETOWN, Ky. (AP) – Cincinnati Bengals rookie quarterback Carson Palmer missed practice Tuesday with a strained tendon in his right foot but expects to play Saturday against the Detroit Lions.

Palmer, last season’s Heisman Trophy winner and the top pick in this year’s NFL draft, could miss a few days of practice. The injury occurred in Sunday’s 28-13 exhibition loss to the New York Jets.

Palmer said he sprained his plantar fascia – a tendon in the arch of the foot – in a spring minicamp, and had not been able to sprint since.

“It has been bugging me a little bit since that minicamp,” he said. “Then I sprinted in the game and tore it.”

Palmer finished the game, in which he was 12-of-22 for 140 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions – both returned for touchdowns. He was scheduled to see a doctor Wednesday.

“He has a chance to be out here (Wednesday) at some point, and for sure on Thursday if things continue to progress,” Bengals coach Marvin Lewis said. “It’s not a debilitating thing at all. It’s a pain injury that you can just deal with and play with.”

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