Bending a rodney

I have worked on and seen a bent rod on a magnum 5.2 that ran fine with no vibration. Long story short fuel injector stuck open caused a hydro lock. Repaired injector. Removed plug to clear cylinder and reinstalled. Vehicle ran good but had a tapping noise when cold. Eventually tore it down and found connecting rod s shaped and tapping noise was counter weight kissing the bottom of piston on down stroke. After warmed up enough clearance through expansion that they no longer touched.