The Bengals today made the following player moves to reach the NFL roster limit of 53:
*Placed two players on the Reserve/Injured list:
--S Daijahn Anthony (hamstring; designated for return)
--DE Cedric Johnson (calf; designated for return)
*Placed one player on the Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform list:
--TE Erick All Jr. (knee)
*Terminated the contracts of three vested veterans (NOTE: These players are released to free agency and thus free to sign with another team or to re-sign with the Bengals):
--HB Gary Brightwell
--CB Jalen Davis
--LB Joe Giles-Harris
*Waived 19 players:
--LS Cal Adomitis
--OT Devin Cochran
--OT Andrew Coker
--OT Caleb Etienne (Waived/Injured)
--DE Raymond Johnson III
--S Jaylen Key
--G Jaxson Kirkland
--CB Bralyn Lux
--WR Jamoi Mayes
--TE Tanner McLachlan (Waived/Injured)
--C Seth McLaughlin
--HB Kendall Milton
--WR Jordan Moore
--LB Maema Njongmeta
--WR Kendric Pryor
--QB Desmond Ridder
--DE Isaiah Thomas
--G Cordell Volson (Waived/Injured)
--WR Isaiah Williams
PRACTICE SQUAD: All NFL players are eligible to be signed to a team's practice squad in 2025, though players who are waived must clear waivers first. The Bengals plan to announce tomorrow a practice squad of up to 16 players.
See which players made the Bengals 53-man roster for the 2025 season.
WR Ja'Marr Chase
K Evan McPherson
WR Tee Higgins
QB Jake Browning
P Ryan Rehkow
QB Joe Burrow
WR Charlie Jones
CB DJ Turner II
S Geno Stone
CB Dax Hill
CB Marco Wilson
RB Tahj Brooks
S Tycen Anderson
S Jordan Battle
CB Josh Newton
CB Cam Taylor-Britt
RB Chase Brown
RB Samaje Perine
S PJ Jules
CB DJ Ivey
LB Oren Burks
LB Demetrius Knight Jr.
LS William Wagner
LB Barrett Carter
LB Shaka Heyward
LB Logan Wilson
DE Joseph Ossai
G Cody Ford
G Lucas Patrick
G Dylan Fairchild
C Ted Karras
C Matt Lee
OT Amarius Mims
OT Jalen Rivers
OT Orlando Brown Jr.
WR Andrei Iosivas
WR Jermaine Burton
WR Mitchell Tinsley
TE Cam Grandy
TE Noah Fant
TE Tanner Hudson
TE Mike Gesicki
TE Drew Sample
DT Kris Jenkins Jr.
DE Trey Hendrickson
DT B.J. Hill
DT McKinnley Jackson
DT Eric Gregory
DT Howard Cross
DE Cam Sample
DE Shemar Stewart
DT T.J. Slaton Jr.
DE Myles Murphy
