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Chris Roling

Bengals make roster moves official, cut roster to 53 players

Up until now, nothing was official when it came to reports of roster cuts by the Cincinnati Bengals as they formulated a final 53-man roster.

But the team made the reported moves official before Tuesday’s 4 p.m. ET deadline, noting that the following players were released:

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  • TE Tanner Hudson
  • CB Sidney Jones IV
  • WR Stanley Morgan
  • QB Trevor Siemian
  • WR Trent Taylor
  • S Michael J. Thomas
  • OT Hakeem Adeniji
  • TE Devin Asiasi
  • TE Nick Bowers
  • S Larry Brooks
  • G Ben Brown
  • DE Owen Carney
  • WR Malachi Carter
  • P Drue Chrisman
  • S Yusuf Corker
  • DT Domenique Davis
  • CB Allan George
  • C Nate Gilliam
  • DE Jeff Gunter
  • LB Shaka Heyward
  • WR Mac Hippenhammer
  • WR Shedrick Jackson
  • DE Raymond Johnson III
  • LB Keandre Jones
  • G Jaxson Kirkland
  • WR Kwamie Lassiter II
  • LB Jaylen Moody
  • LB Tyler Murray
  • HB Jacob Saylors
  • QB Reid Sinnett
  • TE Christian Trahan
  • HB Calvin Tyler Jr.

One player to the PUP list:

  • OT La’el Collins (knee)

Two players on IR:

  • DT Tautala Pesefea Jr. (elbow)
  • CB Marvell Tell III (concussion)

One of the bigger surprises was the release of defensive end Raymond Johnson III after a breakout summer. He and a handful of others are players the team projects to attempt to get back via the practice squad.

Our live-updated Bengals roster cuts tracker is live.

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