Bengals reduce roster to 53 players        

   The Cincinnati Bengals made the following player moves to reach the NFL roster limit of 53:

*Placed two players on the Reserve/Injured list:

            --G Brian Parker II (knee; designated for return)

            --CB Ja’Sir Taylor (hamstring; designated for return)

*Terminated the contracts of four 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):

            --HB Gary Brightwell

            --LB Joe Giles-Harris

            --QB Josh Johnson

            --S Russ Yeast

*Waived 30 players:

            --LB Liam Anderson

            --S Daijahn Anthony

            --G Liam Brown

            --HB Kentrel Bullock

            --QB Sean Clifford

            --OT Andrew Coker

            --DT Howard Cross III

            --LB Jack Dingle

            --DE Isaiah Foskey

            --LB Eric Gentry

            --TE Cam Grandy

            --HB Jamal Haynes

            --LB Shaka Heyward

            --DT McKinnley Jackson

            --DT Jordan Jefferson

            --WR Xavier Johnson

            --WR Charlie Jones

            --OT Christian Jones

            --TE Josh Kattus

            --CB Jalen Kimber

            --CB Bralyn Lux

            --CB Matthew McDoom

            --HB Kendall Milton

            --WR Jordan Moore

            --DE Antwaun Powell-Ryland

            --WR Kendric Pryor

            --G Corey Robinson II

            --WR Noah Thomas

            --WR Mitch Tinsley

            --CB Ceyair Wright (placed on Exempt/Left Squad list on Aug. 15)

PRACTICE SQUAD: All NFL players are eligible to be signed to a team’s practice squad in 2026, though players who are waived must clear waivers first. The Bengals plan to announce tomorrow a practice squad of up to 16 players.