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The Cincinnati Bengals hope to rebound this season with QB Joe Burrow and RB Joe Mixon healthy. The Bengals were struggling last season, but Burrow was improving steadily until he suffered a severe knee injury. The hope is Burrow remains healthy this season and can form a connection with Cincinnati’s skill players.
The wide receiver group is in the spotlight this year, specifically rookie Ja’Marr Chase. He was Burrow’s teammate at LSU and the Bengals opted against offensive line help to grab him in the NFL draft. The early returns have been disappointing and Chase may have some off-field issues to deal with. Tee Higgins and Tyler Boyd round out the receiving group. It’ll be interesting to see how the Bengals deploy all three players.
*Player who was waived with an injury designation and has reverted back to the team’s injured reserve list
Bengals 53-man roster following roster cuts
Cincinnati Bengals, 53 man roster
| Position | Name | Position | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Name | Position | Name |
| QB | Brandon Allen | DE | Trey Hendrickson |
| QB | Joe Burrow | DE | Sam Hubbard |
| WR | Tyler Boyd | DE | Khalid Kareem |
| WR | Ja'Marr Chase | DT | B.J. Hill |
| WR | Tee Higgins | DT | Larry Ogunjobi |
| WR | Trenton Irwin | DT | D.J. Reader |
| WR | Stanley Morgan | DT | Tyler Shelvin |
| WR | Auden Tate | DT | Josh Tupou |
| WR | Mike Thomas | EDGE | Darius Hodge |
| TE | Drew Sample | EDGE | Cam Sample |
| TE | C.J. Uzomah | LB | Markus Bailey |
| TE | Mitchell Wilcox | LB | Akeem Davis-Gaither |
| HB | Joe Mixon | LB | Jordan Evans |
| HB | Samaje Perine | LB | Germaine Pratt |
| RB | Chris Evans | LB | Logan Wilson |
| P | Kevin Huber | S | Ricardo Allen |
| K | Evan McPherson | S | Jessie Bates III |
| LS | Clark Harris | S | Vonn Bell |
| OG | Quinton Spain | S | Brandon Wilson |
| OT | Fred Johnson | CB | Eli Apple |
| OT | Isaiah Prince | CB | Chidobe Awuzie |
| OT | Riley Reiff | CB | Jalen Davis |
| OT | Jonah Williams | CB | Mike Hilton |
| G | Jackson Carman | CB | Darius Phillips |
| G | D'Ante Smith | CB | Trae Waynes |
| G | Xavier Su'a-Filo | ||
| C | Trey Hill | ||
| C | Trey Hopkins | ||
| Reserve List | |||
| CB | Donnie Lewis | ||
| DE | Joseph Ossai | ||
| DE | Wyatt Hubert | ||
| G | Hakeem Adeniji |
Bengals roster cuts
- QB Eric Dungey
- QB Kyle Shurmur
- RB Jacques Patrick
- RB Pooka Williams
- HB Trayveon Williams
- WR Reece Horn
- WR Riley Lees
- WR Trent Taylor
- WR Scotty Washington
- TE Thaddeus Moss
- TE Cheyenne O’Grady
- TE Mason Schreck
- TE Pro Wells
- C Lamont Gaillard
- G Michael Jordan
- G Keaton Sutherland
- OT Gunnar Vogel
- LB Joe Bachie
- LB Keandre Jones
- DT Freedom Akinmoladun
- DT Mike Daniels
- DT Kahlil McKenzie
- DT Renell Wren
- DE Amani Bledsoe
- DE Noah Spence
- CB Tony Brown
- CB Donnie Lewis*
- CB Antonio Phillips
- CB Winston Rose
- S Kavon Frazier
- S Trayvon Henderson
- K Austin Seibert
- P Drue Chrisman