Look: Bengals Finalize Initial 53-Man Roster Ahead of NFL Deadline

Cincinnati had until 4 p.m. ET to trim their roster down to 53 players.

Author:
James Rapien
Publish date:
Aug 29, 2023 4:05 PM EDT

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CINCINNATI — The Bengals waived 35 players to trim their roster to 53 ahead of Tuesday's 4 p.m. ET deadline.

Check out their initial 53-man roster and a list of the moves they made to trim the roster below:

Quarterback (2): Joe Burrow, Jake Browning

Running Back (4): Joe Mixon, Chase Brown, Chris Evans, Trayveon Williams

Wide Receiver (6): Ja'Marr Chase, Tyler Boyd, Tee Higgins, Charlie Jones, Trenton Irwin and Andrei Iosivas

Tight End (3): Irv Smith Jr., Drew Sample and Mitch Wilcox

Offensive Line (10): Orlando Brown Jr., Jonah Williams, Ted Karras, Alex Cappa, Cordell Volson, D'Ante Smith, Cody Ford, Max Scharping, Trey Hill and Jackson Carman

Defensive End (5): Sam Hubbard, Trey Hendrickson, Joseph Ossai, Cam Sample and Myles Murphy

Defensive Tackle (5): DJ Reader, B.J. Hill, Zach Carter, Josh Tupou and Jay Tufele

Linebacker (5): Germaine Pratt, Logan Wilson, Akeem Davis-Gaither, Joe Bachie and Markus Bailey

Cornerback (6): Chidobe Awuzie, Mike Hilton, Cam Taylor-Britt, DJ Turner II, DJ Ivey and Jalen Davis

Safety (4): Dax Hill, Nick Scott, Tycen Anderson and Jordan Battle

Specialists (3): Evan McPherson, Brad Robbins and Cal Adomitis

Here's a list of the moves they announced:

Placed one player on the Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform list:

OT La’el Collins (knee)

Placed two players on the Reserve/Injured list:

DT Tautala Pesefea Jr. (elbow)

CB Marvell Tell III (concussion)

Terminated the contracts of six 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):

TE Tanner Hudson

CB Sidney Jones IV

WR Stanley Morgan

QB Trevor Siemian

WR Trent Taylor

S Michael J. Thomas

Waived 26 Players:

OT Hakeem Adeniji

TE Devin Asiasi

TE Nick Bowers

S Larry Brooks

G Ben Brown