Signed LB Brandon Bell off the practice squad; Placed TE Tyler Kroft on the Reserve/Injured list.

Announced that CB Davontae Harris was designated for return from the Reserve/Injured list and eligible to practice.

Signed LS Clark Harris* to a contract extension; Signed WR Auden Tate off the practice squad; Placed DE Carl Lawson the Reserve/Injured list; Signed QB Connor Cook and TE Andrew Vollert to the practice squad; Released QB Christian Hackenberg from the practice squad.

Signed TE Jordan Franks off the practice squad; Placed TE Mason Schreck on the Reserve/Injured list; Signed LB Brandon Bell to the practice squad.

Signed CB KeiVarae Russell off the practice squad; Waived WR Auden Tate.

Signed TE Matt Lengel off the Houston Texans practice squad. Signed DB Demetrious Cox off the Arizona Cardinals practice squad.

Waived HB Thomas Rawls.

Activated LB Vontaze Burfict (exemption) to the 53-player roster; Placed TE Tyler Eifert on the Reserve/Injured list.

Announced that the NFL granted LB Vontaze Burfict (Reserve/Suspended by Commissioner list) a one-week roster exemption upon the completion of a suspension for Games 1-4.

Waived HB Tra Carson (Reserve/Injured) with an injury settlement.

Signed DT Adolphus Washington off the Dallas Cowboys practice squad; Placed DT Ryan Glasgow on the Reserve/Injured list.

HB Tra Carson cleared waivers and reverted to the Reserve/Injured list.

Signed HB Thomas Rawls (FA); Waived HB Tra Carson (injured).

Signed K Randy Bullock* to a contract extension.

Terminated the contract of QB Matt Barkley (Reserve/Injured) with an injury settlement.

Signed WR Alex Erickson to a contract extension.

Waived DT Chris Okoye and CB Josh Shaw from the Reserve/Injured list (injury settlements).

Re-signed DE Michael Johnson; Placed CB Davontae Harris on the Reserve/Injured list; Signed QB Christian Hackenberg to the practice squad.

Signed the following 10 players to the practice squad: TE Moritz Böhringer (International Player Pathway participant; counts as an additional player), DT Andrew Brown, HB Quinton Flowers, H-B Jordan Franks, CB C.J. Goodwin, C Brad Lundblade, OT Kent Perkins, CB KeiVarae Russell, WR Kermit Whitfield and LB Chris Worley; The following two players cleared waivers and reverted to the Reserve/Injured list: CT Chris Okoye and S Josh Shaw.

Placed LB Vontaze Burfict on the Reserve/Suspended by Commissioner list.

Terminated the contract of the following three players: H-B Ryan Hewitt, DE Michael Johnson and C T.J. Johnson; Waived the following 25 players: LB Brandon Bell, S Tyrice Beverette, TE Moritz Böhringer, WR Devonte Boyd, DT Andrew Brown, K Jonathan Brown, HB Quinton Flowers, H-B Jordan Franks, CB C.J. Goodwin, HB Brian Hill, LB Junior Joseph, C Brad Lundblade, WR Jared Murphy, OT Justin Murray, DT Chris Okoye (injured), OT Kent Perkins, DT Simeyon Robinson, WR Kayaune Ross, CB KeiVarae Russell, S Josh Shaw (injured), WR Ka'Raun White, WR Kermit Whitfield, DT Eddy Wilson, QB Logan Woodside and LB Chris Worley.

Placed the following three players on the Reserve/Injured list: QB Matt Barkley, H-B Cethan Carter and S Trayvon Henderson.

Waived HB Jarveon Williams (injury settlement).

Waived CB Darius Hillary.

Signed DT Geno Atkins* and DE Carlos Dunlap* to contract extensions; Signed CB Darius Hillary (FA); Waived G Cory Helms (injury settlement).

Terminated the contract of DT Chris Baker.

Waived CB Sojourn Shelton (injury settlement).

Terminated the contract of S George Iloka.

Signed DT Simeyon Robinson (CFA-James Madison).

Waived OT Austin Fleer and HB Ray Lawry.

Signed the following three free agents: CB C.J. Goodwin, G-C Cory Helms and WR Kayaune Ross; Acquired DT Eddy Wilson on waivers from Seattle; Placed G Rod Taylor on the Reserve/Injured list.

Terminated the contract of WR Brandon LaFell; Waived DE Ja'Von Rolland-Jones.

Signed WR Jared Murphy (CFA-Miami [Ohio]); Placed OT Javarius Leamon on the Reserve/Did Not Report list.

Placed DE Gaelin Elmore on the Reserve/Retired list.

Signed DE Sam Hubbard (D3a) and Malik Jefferson (D3b).

Signed C Billy Price (D1).

Signed WR Auden Tate (D7c), S Tyrice Beverette (CFA-Stony Brook), C Brad Lundblade (CFA-Oklahoma State) and DT Chris Okoye (CFA-Ferris State); Waived G Oni Omoile, TE Scott Orndoff and S Robenson Therezie.

Signed S Jessie Bates (D2), CB Darius Phillips (D5c) and HB Mark Walton (D4).

Signed the following 10 college free agents: WR Devonte Boyd (CFA-Nevada-Las Vegas), DE Gaelin Elmore (CFA-East Carolina), OT Austin Fleer (CFA-Colorado Mesa), HB Quinton Flowers (CFA-South Florida), TE Jordan Franks (CFA-Central Florida), S Trayvon Henderson (CFA-Hawaii), LB Junior Joseph (CFA-Connecticut), HB Ray Lawry (CFA-Old Dominion), DE Ja'Von Rolland-Jones (CFA-Arkansas State) and LB Chris Worley (CFA-Ohio State).

Acquired WR Ka'Raun White on waivers from Seattle.

TE Moritz Böhringer assigned by NFL to Bengals roster as International Player Pathway participant (roster exemption).

Waived LB Carl Bradford and LB Connor Harris.

Selected seven players in the annual NFL draft: RB Mark Walton of Miami in Round 4 (112th overall), CB Davontae Harris of Illinois State in Round 5 (151st), DT Andrew Brown of Virginia in Round 5 (158th), CB Darius Phillips of Western Michigan in Round 5 (170th), QB Logan Woodside of Toledo in Round 7 (249th), G/OT Rod Taylor of Mississippi in Round 7 (252nd), WR Auden Tate of Florida State in Round 7 (253rd).

Acquired a 2018 second-round draft pick (54th overall) and an '18 third-round draft pick (78th) from Kansas City for an '18 second-round pick (46th) and an '18 third-round pick (100th); Selected three players in the annual NFL draft: S Jessie Bates of Wake Forest in Round 2 (54th overall), DE Sam Hubbard of Ohio State in Round 3 (77th) and LB Malik Jefferson of Texas in Round 3 (78th).

Selected one player in the annual NFL draft: C Billy Price of Ohio State in Round 1 (21st overall).

LB Kevin Minter (UFA-Cin.) signed with the N.Y. Jets.

Signed QB Matt Barkley (UFA-Ariz.); Re-signed TE Tyler Eifert (UFA-Cin.); HB Jeremy Hill (UFA-Cin.) signed with New England.

Signed LB Preston Brown (UFA-Buff.); OT Andre Smith (UFA-Cin.) signed with Arizona.

Re-signed P Kevin Huber (UFA-Cin.); QB AJ McCarron (UFA-Cin.) signed with Buffalo; DE Chris Smith (UFA-Cin.) signed with Cleveland;

Acquired OT Cordy Glenn, a first-round pick in the 2018 draft (No. 21 overall) and a fifth-round pick in the '18 draft (No. 158) in a trade with the Buffalo Bills for a first-round pick in the '18 draft (No. 12) and a sixth-round pick in the '18 draft (No. 187).

Signed DT Chris Baker (FA).

Signed OT/G Bobby Hart (FA).