Bengals reduce roster to 53 players

The Cincinnati Bengals Tuesday made the following player moves to reach the NFL roster limit of 53:
 
• 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
—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.
 
PRACTICE SQUAD: All NFL players are eligible to be signed to a team’s practice squad in 2023, though players who are waived must clear waivers first. The Bengals plan to announce Wednesday a practice squad of up to 16 players.