The 2025 Bengals Rosters Thread: Coaches & Players

[Isaac Curtis: The Real #85]

Well, it is not a signing, per se, but Zach Moss has agreed to a reworked contract and will play for us in 2025. Originally reported by SI.

https://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/zack_moss_agrees_to_re_worked_deal_will_play_for_cincinnati_bengals_in_2025/s1_16652_42084541

I do not know how much cap space we will save. The old cap number was $4.8 mil. $1.5 mil in dead money if cut for a $3.3+ mil in savings.

https://overthecap.com/salary-cap/cincinnati-bengals

We must be reasonably sure he will recover from the neck injury. And I think you can take RB off the board in the draft. Unless we decide to carry 4. Good RB draft,,but I think we have bigger needs st G (1-2), S, DT, DE, and also TE. Depth at WR & OT would also be useful. As would a speedier LB, another CB, and even a PK.

[Luvnit2]

(04-21-2025, 07:58 PM)Isaac Curtis: The Real #85 Wrote: Well, it is not a signing, per se, but Zach Moss has agreed to a reworked contract and will play for us in 2025. Originally reported by SI.

https://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/articles/zack_moss_agrees_to_re_worked_deal_will_play_for_cincinnati_bengals_in_2025/s1_16652_42084541

I do not know how much cap space we will save. The old cap number was $4.8 mil. $1.5 mil in dead money if cut for a $3.3+ mil in savings.

https://overthecap.com/salary-cap/cincinnati-bengals

We must be reasonably sure he will recover from  the neck injury. And I think you can take RB off the board in the draft. Unless we decide to carry 4. Good RB draft,,but I think we have bigger needs st G (1-2), S, DT, DE, and also TE. Depth at WR & OT would also be useful. As would a speedier LB, another CB, and even a PK.

I like him 1.6 million or less, 2.0 Meh

Glad they reworked the deal since Brown became our #1 RB

It is a very heavy RB class, we could get a very good one in round 6, but definitely not a priority if he is healthy so unless Henderson is sitting there at pick 81, no need to go with a RB wit first 5 picks.

[Clark W Griswold]

I guess this frees up another pick so they don’t have to grab a RB. However, if they have filled some G/defensive needs within the first 3-4 rounds and there’s a RB they like still available then they should take him - especially if he has some speed.

If Brown were to miss time they would not have a RB who is capable of filling in as RB1.

[Isaac Curtis: The Real #85]

(04-21-2025, 10:05 PM)Clark W Griswold Wrote: I guess this frees up another pick so they don’t have to grab a RB. However, if they have filled some G/defensive needs within the first 3-4 rounds and there’s a RB they like still available then they should take him - especially if he has some speed.

If Brown were to miss time they would not have a RB who is capable of filling in as RB1.

Agreed. We were hurting vs Pitt last year with Brown out. He needs a deputy.

[Isaac Curtis: The Real #85]

Bengals take Shemar Stewart, DE, Texas A&M, at #17. I hated it  but even I have to admit, there is tremendous upside. And there certainly do not apoear to be any personal or work ethic red flags. 


I think it is a safe bet he makes the 53. Speaking of, time to start projecting that. 
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II.  Current Projected Roster: Signed/Draft = 53

Italics denotes a player with a zero dead cap hit.

Offense = 25
QB (2): Burrow; Browning
RB (3): C. Brown; Perine, Moss
WR (6): Chase, Higgins, Iosivas; C. Jones, I. Williams, Burton
TE (5): D. Sample; Gesicki, Hudson, Grandy, McLachlan
OT (4): O. Brown, Mims; Ford (T/G), Cochran
G (3): Patrick (G/C), Volson, Kirkland
C (2): Karras (C/G); Lee (C/T/G)
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Defense = 25
DE (6): Hendrickson, Ossai; Stewart, Murphy, C. Sample, C. Johnson
DT (4): BJ Hill, Slaton; Jenkins; Jackson
LB (5): L. Wilson, Pratt; Burks, Heyward, Njongmeta
CB (6): CTB, D. Hill; Turner, Newton, Ivey, M. Wilson
S (4): Battle, Stone; Anderson, Anthony
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Special Teams = 3
PK: McPherson
P: Rehkow
LS: Adomitis
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III.  Injured Reserve = 1 (54)
1. Erick All, TE, (knee). Likely season-ending 2nd surgery.
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IV. Signed, Projected Outside the 53 = 6 (60)
1. QB (1): Woodside
2. RB (1): Milton
3. G (1): Stueber
4. DE (1): I. Thonas
5. LB (1): Giles-Harris
6. CB (1): L. Robinson
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V. Signed to Future's Contracts = 13 (73)

These guys do technically take up roster spaces and cap space at the moment. But effectively  they do not, as none of them have any Dead Cap hit if released. These are camp bodies, practice squad types with perhaps a dark horse candidate to make the 53 or two.

But it does give one a better idea if how much space we'd have with a full toster instead of only 44.


#, Pos, Player, # Acc Yrs, Salary, Dead Cap
1. RB Gary Brightwell, 3, $1,100,000, Zero
2. WR Kendric Pryor, 1, $1,030,000, Zero
3. WR Cole Burgess, 0, $840,000, Zero
4. WR Mitchell Tinsley, 1, $960,000, Zero
5. OT Andrew Coker, 0, $840,000, Zero
6. OG Tayshawn Manning, 0, $8400,000,Zer0
7. DE Raymond Johnson III, 1, $960,000, Zero
8. LB Craig Young, 0, $840,000, Zero
9. CB Micah Abraham, 0, $840,000, Zero
10. CB Nate Brooks, 0, $960,000, Zero
11. CB Jalen Davis, 4, $1,030,000, Zero
12. S PJ Jules, 0, $840,000, Zero
13. S Jaylen Key, 0, $840,000, Zero

https://www.bengals.com/news/bengals-sign-11-players-to-reserve-future-contracts-bengals-roster-update
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VI.  Bengals Free Agents: 53/IR/PS = 7

Pos, Player
1. CB3: Mike Hilton
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2. S3: Vonn Bell
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3. LB4: Joe Bachie
4. PK: Cade York 
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5. RB4: Trayveon Williams
6. RB5: Chris Evans
7. OG/OT: D'Ante Smith
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VII.  Bengals FA's, Re-signed/Extensions = 15
1. TE Cam Grandy, ERFA, 1 year, $980,000.
2. CB Jalen Davis, Future's/Reserve, $1,030,000
3. P Ryan Rehkow, ERFA, 2 yrs, $960,000 in 2025
4. LS Cal Adomitis, RFA, 1 year, $1,100,000
5. OG Jaxson Kirkland, ERFA, 1 yr  $960,000
6. TE Tanner Hudson, 1 year, ??? $$$
7. TE/WR Mike Gesicki, 3 years, $25.5 mil
8. OG/OT Cody Ford, 2 years, $6,000,000
9. DT BJ Hill, 3 years, $33 mil, $16 G.
10. DE Joseph Ossai, 1 year, $7 mil
11. CB Marco Williams, 1 year, $1.52 mil
12. DE Cam Sample, 1 year, $1.6 mil
13. WR Tee Higgins, 4 years, $115 million
14. WR Ja'Marr Chase, 4 years, $161 mil (extension)
15. QB Logan Woodside, 1 year, ?$$ (Likely PS QB)
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VIII. Outside FA's brought in (5)
1. RB Samaje Perine, 2 years, $3.8 mil.
2. NT/DT TJ Slaton, 2 years, $15.1 mil
3. LB Oren Burks, 2 years, $5 mil
4. OG/C Lucas Patrick, 1 year, $2.1 mil
5. LB Joe Giles-Harris, 1 year, ??? (on PS briefly in '24)
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IX. Bengals Draft Picks (1)
1. Rd1: #17: Shemar Stewart, DE, Texas A&M
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X.  Bengals FA's, Signed elsewhere = 6
1. DT: Dominique Davis (PS), 1 year, $840,000 (future's)
2. LB: Akeem Davis-Gaither, AZ, 2 yrs, $10 mil, $3.805 cap
3. RB Khalil Herbert, Indy, 1 year, $1,197,500
4. DT Jay Tufele, Jets, 1 year, $1,030,000
5. OT Trent Brown, Texans, 1 year, $1,732,353
6. C/G Trey Hill, Packers, 1 yr, $1,100,000
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XI.  Bengals Cuts from last year's 53 = 3
#, Pos, Player, Cap Savings, Dead Cap
1. DT Sheldon Rankins, $9.618 mil, $2 mil (Texans, 1/$7)
2. G Alex Cappa, $8 mil, $2.25 mil (Raiders, 2/$11.2)
3. DE Sam Hubbard, $9.5 mil, $2 mil (retired)
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