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Bengals Activate Defensive End From Injured Reserve To Start Practicing

The Jets come to town this week.
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Oct 12, 2025; Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA; General view of Cincinnati Bengals helmets on the sidelines prior to the game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images
Oct 12, 2025; Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA; General view of Cincinnati Bengals helmets on the sidelines prior to the game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images | Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images

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CINCINNATI — The Bengals made a roster move on Wednesday ahead of practice preparation for the Sunday contest against New York. Cincinnati activated defensive end Cedric Johnson from injured reserve to start his 21-day practice window.

Johnson went on the injured reserve on Aug. 26 with a calf injury and can officially come off at any time now..

He helps add some depth back to the Bengals' defensive end position, which is hoping to get Trey Hendrickson back from his back injury this week.

 “I’m really proud of our guys. We've sat in this locker room for the last four weeks and talked about it," Bengals head coach Zac Taylor said after breaking the four-game losing streak last week. "The guys are putting in the right work. They're about the right stuff. We have the right people in the locker room. When you get to enjoy that feeling ... I know it's just an early (October) feeling — this isn't December/January, but it's still meaningful. And these guys earned it, because they've just kept plugging along, and they've known that we're close in these games. That's a good football team. So, to be 2-0 in the division — right in the thick of everything that we've been talking about with another home game coming up and a chance to get healthy these next couple days is ... I’m just really, really proud of the guys and the effort, and I’m happy to get a win.”

The Jets contest kicks off at 1 p.m. ET this Sunday.

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