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Cincinnati Bengals final 53-man roster after cut deadline

USA TODAY Sports Cincinnati Bengals Enquirer Kareem Elgazzar Katie Stratman Cincinnati The Cincinnati Enquirer Aaron Doster John David Mercer Raj Mehta

The Cincinnati Bengals made the necessary cuts on Tuesday to meet the league’s deadline.

Technically speaking, the Bengals now have a “final” 53-man roster, which will of course change in the coming hours and days due to things like injury designations and the waiver wire.

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For now, the Bengals have a final 53 that includes two quarterbacks and some other interesting details, while surprise cuts like Michael Thomas (he’ll be back on the practice squad) are now technically off the team.

Before further moves happen, here’s a look at the initial, final 53-man roster.

Our live-updated Bengals roster cuts tracker is live.

QB Joe Burrow

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QB Jake Browning

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RB Joe Mixon

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RB Trayveon Williams

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RB Chase Brown

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RB Chris Evans

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WR Ja’Marr Chase

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WR Tee Higgins

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WR Tyler Boyd

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WR Charlie Jones

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WR Trenton Irwin

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WR Andrei Iosivas

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TE Irv Smith Jr.

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TE Drew Sample

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TE Mitchell Wilcox

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OL Orlando Brown Jr.

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OL D'Ante Smith

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OL Cordell Volson

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OL Max Scharping

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OL Ted Karras

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OL Alex Cappa

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OL Jackson Carman

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OL Jonah Williams

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OL Cody Ford

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C Trey Hill

(AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

DL Sam Hubbard

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DL Cam Sample

(AP Photo/Aaron Doster)

DL Jay Tufele

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DL Zach Carter

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DL B.J. Hill

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DL DJ Reader

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DL Josh Tupou

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DL Trey Hendrickson

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DL Myles Murphy

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DL Joseph Ossai

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LB Logan Wilson

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LB Markus Bailey

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LB Joe Bachie

(AP Photo/John McCoy)

LB Germaine Pratt

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LB Akeem Davis-Gaither

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CB Chidobe Awuzie

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CB DJ Turner

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CB Cam Taylor-Britt

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CB Mike Hilton

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CB Jalen Davis

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CB DJ Ivey

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S Nick Scott

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S Jordan Battle

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S Dax Hill

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S Tycen Anderson

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K Evan McPherson

(Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)

P Brad Robbins

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LS Cal Adomitis

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