Bengals announce roster cuts, initial 53-man roster for 2023 season

The Cincinnati Bengals are now down to 53 players on their roster as the deadline for roster cuts has passed.While this is the Bengals' first iteration of the 53-man roster, it certainly won't be the last. In a matter of days, the roster will be tweaked accordingly to get the best possible 53 players on […]

John Sheeran — Cincinnati Bengals News Writer
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The Cincinnati Bengals are now down to 53 players on their roster as the deadline for roster cuts has passed.

While this is the Bengals' first iteration of the 53-man roster, it certainly won't be the last. In a matter of days, the roster will be tweaked accordingly to get the best possible 53 players on the team for Week 1. This may include sending defensive end Joseph Ossai to an injury list and bringing back one player who was cut. 

The Bengals began Tuesday with 88 players on the active roster. This doesn't include Devin Cochran and Devonnsha Maxwell, who were already on season-ending Injured Reserve. Below are the 35 transactions the Bengals made to get down to 53 players. Note: Players are ordered by last name. Players with a single asterisk (*) are 2023 draft picks.

Bengals 2023 roster cuts

  • OL Hakeem Adeniji
  • TE Devin Asiasi
  • DE Tarell Basham (released Saturday)
  • TE Nick Bowers
  • S Larry Brooks III
  • OL Ben Brown
  • DL Owen Carney
  • WR Malachi Carter
  • P Drue Chrisman
  • S Yusuf Corker
  • DL Domenique Davis
  • CB Allan George
  • OL Nate Gilliam
  • DL Jeff Gunter
  • LB Shaka Heyward
  • WR Mac Hippenhammer
  • TE Tanner Hudson
  • WR Shedrick Jackson
  • DL Raymond Johnson III
  • LB Keandre Jones
  • CB Sidney Jones IV
  • OL Jaxson Kirkland
  • WR Kwamie Lassiter II 
  • LB Jaylen Moody
  • WR Stanley Morgan Jr.
  • LB Tyler Murray
  • QB Trevor Siemian
  • QB Reid Sinnett
  • WR Trent Taylor
  • S Michael Thomas
  • TE Christian Trahan
  • RB Calvin Tyler Jr.

The Bengals placed OL La'el Collins on the Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform list. The following players were placed on the Reserve/Injured list:

  • DL Tautala Pesefea Jr. 
  • CB Marvell Tell III

Bengals 2023 initial 53-man roster

Quarterback (2)
Jake Browning
Joe Burrow

Running back (4)
Chase Brown*
Chris Evans
Joe Mixon
Trayveon Williams

Wide receiver (6)

Tyler Boyd
Ja'Marr Chase
Tee Higgins
Andrei Iosivas*
Trenton Irwin
Charlie Jones*

Tight end (3)

Drew Sample
Irv Smith Jr.
Mitchell Wilcox

Offensive line (10)

Orlando Brown Jr.
Alex Cappa
Jackson Carman
Cody Ford
Trey Hill
Ted Karras
Max Scharping
D'Ante Smith
Cordell Volson
Jonah Williams

Defensive line (10)

Zach Carter
Trey Hendrickson
B.J. Hill
Sam Hubbard
Myles Murphy*
Joseph Ossai
DJ Reader
Cam Sample
Jay Tufele
Josh Tupou

Linebacker (5)

Joe Bachie
Markus Bailey
Akeem Davis-Gaither
Germaine Pratt
Logan Wilson

Cornerback (6)

Chidobe Awuzie
Jalen Davis
Mike Hilton
DJ Ivey*
Cam Taylor-Britt
DJ Turner II*

Safety (4)

Tycen Anderson
Jordan Battle*
Dax Hill
Nick Scott

Specialists (3)

Cal Adomitis
Evan McPherson
Brad Robbins*

Featured image via Kareem Elgazzar/The Cincinnati Enquirer-USA TODAY Sports

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