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The Cincinnati Bengals are set to face the N.Y. Jets tonight in Week 2 of the NFL preseason. Training camp is over, and now it's about what players are putting on film in live-game action is critical for their chances of making the 53-man roster.
Instead of an in-depth roster prediction and analysis, here's my quick version of what I believe the 53-man roster and 8-man practice squad would look like if today was cutdown day.
Quarterbacks (2)
Andy Dalton
Jason Campbell
Running Backs (4)
Giovani Bernard
Jeremy Hill
Cedric Peerman
Rex Burkhead
Tight Ends (3) and Fullback (1)
Jermaine Gresham
Tyler Eifert
Alex Smith
Ryan Hewitt
Wide Receivers (7)
A.J. Green
Marvin Jones
Mohamed Sanu
Dane Sanzenbacher
James Wright
Brandon Tate
Cobi Hamilton
Offensive Line (8)
Mike Pollak (C/G)
Russell Bodine (C)
Kevin Zeitler (G)
Clint Boling (G)
Marshall Newhouse (G/T)
Andrew Whitworth (T/G)
Andre Smith (T)
Trey Hopkins (G/T)
Defensive Lineman (9)
Carlos Dunlap
Geno Atkins
Domata Peko
Wallace Gilberry
Margus Hunt
Robert Geathers
Will Clarke
Devon Still
Brandon Thompson
Linebackers (6)
Vontaze Burfict
Emmanuel Lamur
Rey Maualuga
Vincent Rey
Marquis Flowers
Jayson DiManche
Cornerback (5)
Leon Hall
Terence Newman
Adam Jones
Dre Kirkpatrick
Darqueze Dennard
Safety (5)
Reggie Nelson
George Iloka
Shawn Williams
Daniel Manning
Taylor Mays
Special Teams (3)
Mike Nugent
Kevin Huber
Clark Harris
Last Four In: Hamilton, DiManche, Burkhead, Hopkins
First four out: BenJarvus Green-Ellis, Cristo Bilukidi, RJ Stanford and Scott (goes out to keep Hamilton with Marvin Jones hurt)
PUP(Doesn't count against 53-man roster)
AJ McCarron
Practice Squad
Sean Porter
Lavelle Westbrooks
James Wilder Jr.
Quinn Sharp
TJ Johnson
LaKendrick Ross
Victor Hampton
Matt Scott
The Bengals opt to not use the I.R. recall designation on Marvin Jones and keep him on the active roster. Of the guys I projected to the practice squad, one of them probably gets scooped up by another team when Cincinnati waives them.