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Bengals Reduce Roster To 53 Players

September 5th, 2015 at 12:50pm CST by Ben Levine

After having waived defensive tackle Devon Still earlier today, the Bengals have trimmed their roster down to 53 players. The team announced the corresponding moves via Twitter.

Waived:

WR Michael Bennett
OT Dan France
OT Tanner Hawkinson
CB Troy Hill
G Trey Hopkins
WR Jake Kumerow
TE Matt Lengel
T Matthew O’Donnell
K Tom Obarski
DS Floyd Raven Sr.
LB Trevor Roach
C Jake Smith
RB Terrell Watson
QB Keith Wenning
RB James Wilder Jr.
DT DeShawn Williams

Released:

CB Brandon Ghee
DS Shiloh Keo

Waived/injured:

LB Jayson Dimanche
LB Marquis Flowers

Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform:

LB Vontaze Burfict

Burfict is the most notable of the moves, as the former Pro Bowler will leave a hole in the Bengals’ defense. The former undrafted free agent played only five games last heason, compiling 29 tackles and one forced fumble.

Bengals Sign 11 Undrafted Free Agents

May 8th, 2015 at 10:40am CST by Luke Adams

The Bengals have officially announced the 11 undrafted free agents they added to their rookie class for 2015. Here’s the full list, via the club’s official Twitter account, along with known bonus info:

Troy Hill, CB, Oregon
Chris Jasperse, G, Marshall
Jake Kumerow, WR, Wisconsin-Whitewater
Matt Lengel, TE, Eastern Kentucky
Tom Obarski, K, Concordia-St. Paul
Floyd Raven, DB, Texas A&M ($5K bonus, per Coley Harvey)
Trevor Roach, LB, Nebraska ($2.5K bonus, per Harvey)
Jake Smith, C, Louisville
Terrell Watson, RB, Azusa Pacific ($6K bonus, per Harvey)
Mark Weisman, FB, Iowa
DeShawn Williams, DT, Clemson ($5K bonus, per Harvey)

While he hasn’t signed with the team, another noteworthy player is in attendance at Cincinnati’s minicamp this weekend. According to Zac Jackson of Fox Sports Ohio (Twitter link), quarterback Terrelle Pryor, having recently been cut by the Chiefs, is trying out for the Bengals.