Bengals roster final -- down to 53 man roster

As expected, the Bengals decided to put Chris Perry, Jonathan Fanene and Adam Kieft on PUP. The team put Bennie Brazell, Patrick Body and Marcus Lewis on Injured Reserve.

Here are the players that have been waived/cut:

DeDe Dorsey
Ben Wilkerson
Reggie McNeal
Darnell Sanders
Eric Henderson
Patrick Body
John Busing
P.K. Sam
Nate Livings
Kyle Takavitz
Glenn Holt
Pete Lougheed
Ronnie Ghent
David Jones
Naufahu Tahi
Chris Manderino
Marcus Lewis

McNeal, Busing, and Henderson, Curnutte writes, are players the team hopes to sign to the practice squad.

From Curnutte's blog, here's the final roster:

QUARTERBACKS (3)
Starter: Carson Palmer.
Backups: Anthony Wright, Doug Johnson.

RUNNING BACKS (4)
Starters: Rudi Johnson, Jeremi Johnson (FB).
Backups: Kenny Watson, Quincy Wilson.

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN (9)
Starters: Levi Jones, LT; Eric Steinbach, LG; Rich Braham, C; Bobbie Williams, RG, Willie Anderson, RT.
Backups: Andrew Whitworth, Eric Ghiaciuc, Stacy Andrews, Scott Kooistra.

WIDE RECEIVERS (6)
Starters: Chad Johnson, T.J. Houshmandzadeh.
Backups: Chris Henry, Tab Perry, Antonio Chatman, Kelley Washington.

TIGHT EN DS (2)
Starter: Reggie Kelly.
Backups: Tony Stewart.

DEFENSIVE LINEMEN (8)
Starters: Justin Smith, John Thornton, Sam Adams, Bryan Robinson.
Backups: Robert Geathers, Domata Peko, Shaun Smith, Frostee Rucker.

LINEBACKERS (8)
Starters: David Pollack, Brian Simmons, Landon Johnson.
Backups: Rashad Jeanty, Marcus Wilkins, Ahmad Brooks, A.J. Nicholson, Caleb Miller.

CORNERBACKS (5)
Starters: Deltha O'Neal, Tory James.
Backups: Johnathan Joseph, Keiwan Ratliff, Greg Brooks.

SAFETIES (5)
Starters: Dexter Jackson, Madieu Williams.
Backups: Kevin Kaesviharn, Ethan Kilmer, Herana-Daze Jones.

SPECIALISTS (3)
Kicker: Shayne Graham.
Punter: Kyle Larson.
Long snapper: Brad St. Louis.

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