CINCINNATI — It's cut day — a day that makes or breaks careers in the NFL.
The Bengals and every other team in the league must trim their rosters to 53 men for the regular season. Cincinnati invited more than 90 players to training camp to fill its depth chart on offense, defense and special teams. Here is the full list of roster moves reported by the team.
Terminated contracts:
- TE Tanner Hudson
- CB Sidney Jones IV
- WR Stanley Morgan
- QB Trevor Siemian
- WR Trent Taylor
- S Michael J. Thomas
Waived:
- 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.
The six vested veterans whose contracts were terminated are released to free agency and can sign with another team or re-sign with the Bengals. Some of the highlights from that list include Trent Taylor, a punt returner and wide receiver who stepped up in certain crucial moments of last year's playoff run, and veteran safety Michael Thomas, who beat writer Jay Morrison said is expected to join the practice squad.
With Siemian released, Jake Browning is left as Joe Burrow's backup.
La Salle grad and punter Drue Chrisman is listed among the waived players. Chrisman took over for the outgoing fellow Cincinnati native Kevin Huber. Chrisman experienced a medical issue in the middle of training camp. Rookie Brad Robbins will be the team's punter in Week 1.
Offensive lineman Hakeem Adeniji, who was on the team during the Super Bowl run two years ago and has started more than a dozen games for the Bengals, will also be released.
The Bengals played offensive lineman La'el Collins on the physically unable to perform list, while defensive lineman Tautala Pesefea Jr. and cornerback Marvell Tell III are on the injured list.
