Final Bengals 53-Man Roster Projection, and Potential Trade
By Jason Marcum
Cutdown day is finally here, and many NFL players as we speak are getting the news that they have been cut, they have been designated to their respective teams’ practice squad, or their NFL dreams are being realized as they’re making it onto the active 53-man roster and will be eligible to play on NFL Sundays. Here’s are final projections on how the Bengals 53-man roster will look like by day’s end:
Quarterbacks:
Running backs:
BenJarvus Green-Ellis, Bernard Scott, Brian Leonard, Cedric Peerman
Fullbacks:
Tight Ends:
Jermaine Gresham, Donald Lee, Orson Charles
Wide Receivers:
A.J. Green, Armon Binns, Brandon Tate, Marvin Jones, Mohamed Sanu Andrew Hawkins
Offensive Tackles:
Andrew Whitworth, Andre Smith, Anthony Collins, Dennis Roland
Guards:
Clint Boling, Kevin Zeitler
Centers:
Kyle Cook, Jeff Faine, Trevor Robinson
Defensive Ends:
Jamaal Anderson, Robert Geathers, Michael Johnson, Carlos Dunlap
Tackles:
Geno Atkins, Domata Peko, Devon Still, Brandon Thompson
Linebackers:
Rey Maualuga, Manny Lawson, Thomas Howard, Vontaze Burfict, Dan Skuta, Roddrick Muckelroy, Vincent Rey
Cornerbacks:
Leon Hall, Nate Clements, Terence Newman, Dre Kirkpatrick, Adam Jones, CB Jason Allen
Safeties:
Reggie Nelson, Taylor Mays, Jeromy Miles, George Iloka
Punter: Kevin Huber
Kicker: Mike Nugent
Long snapper: Clark Harris
Last 4 In: TE Orson Charles, DE DeQuin Evans, S George Iloka, LB Vincent Rey
First 4 out: DE DeQuin Evans, WR Ryan Whalen, OG Otis Hudson, C Reggie Stephens
Practice Squad: , DE DeQuin Evans, WR Ryan Whalen, QB Zac Robinson, S Tony Dye, LB Emmanuel Lamur, FB Pat Devlin, and RB/FB Jourdan Brooks, and WR Justin Hilton
PUP: Pat Sims
Suspended First 4 Games: DE/OLB Dontay Moch
Next two out to make room for their return: OT Dennis Roland & LB Vincent Rey (If Bengals wish to keep Sims, but he’s more likely to be let go)
Potential waiver wire move: Bengals trade LB Vincent Rey to Saints for RB Chris Ivory, then cut Brian Leonard and keep DE DeQuin Evans. The Saints are reportedly working the phones hard to find help at linebacker, and their biggest trade chip is 4th-string RB Chris Ivory, who has lit up the preseason in each of his three years in the NFL.
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