Dre Kirkpatrick Injury: Updates on Bengals Star's Ankle and Return

Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick exited Sunday's playoff game against the Indianapolis Colts with a right ankle injury.  

The Bengals' official Twitter account first reported on Kirkpatrick's status when he left in the third quarter:

Coley Harvey of ESPN provided additional details, as Kirkpatrick re-entered the game but was forced to the sidelines again:

Kirkpatrick was the 17th overall pick in the 2012 NFL draft and has begun to live up to that billing as of late. That's good news for Cincinnati, who has an older defensive backfield featuring Terence Newman, Adam Jones and Leon Hall.