Bengals sign 14 players to practice roster, including new quarterback Share 9: 06 PM EDT 2023 Infinite Scroll Enabled Matthew Dietz plays 444.
Email Address Submit Privacy Notice CINCINNATI – The Cincinnati Bengals added more than a dozen players to their practice squad, a day after cutting their original roster to 53 players on Tuesday.
The Bengals announced additions to their practice squad Wednesday afternoon, including signing a new quarterback.
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@WLWT: #Bengal’s first 2023 practice crew (quoted QB Will Grier): pic.twitter.com/L8xvVN5sK3 Charlie Clifford (@char_cliff) August 30, 2023 Fifth-year player Will Grier The West Virginia University product was signed to the Bengals’ practice squad on Wednesday after spending this preseason with the Dallas Cowboys.
Grier spent his first two seasons with the Panthers, starting two regular-season games for Carolina in 2019 and completing 28 of 52 passes for 228 yards.
Other notable additions to the Bengals’ practice squad on Wednesday include wide receiver Stanley Morgan, safety Michael Thomas and cornerback Alan George.
George, a cornerback who signed with Cincinnati as a college free agent, played in four games and had two tackles a season ago.
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Thomas is a veteran safety who played in 24 games for the Bengals over the past two years.
The other 10 players added to the practice squad on Wednesday were: Domenic Davis C Nate Gilliam DE Jeff Gunter LB Shaka Hayward TE Tanner Hudson WR Shedrick Jackson CB Sidney Jones IV 44 44 G Jackson Kirkland WR Kwamee Lassiter, II, LB Tyler Murray The Bengals’ practice squad is currently two spots short of the 16-man roster.
The team also received big news during Wednesday’s practice, with star quarterback Joe Burrow returning to the field for the first time since suffering a calf strain on July 27th.
Burrow was sidelined for several weeks, appearing only as an observer at practice while rehabbing his injury and training behind the scenes.
Burrow returned to the field on Wednesday wearing full pads and no sleeve on his previously injured right calf.
Burrow could now complete six practices before next Sunday’s season opener in Cleveland.
The Bengals have not yet confirmed whether Burrow will be available to play before the season opener against the Cleveland Browns on September 10th.
