Cincinnati Bengals · 2025
All Cincinnati Bengals seasons · 160 moves
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The 2025 season on record
The Bengals made 160 moves on record in 2025: 73 waivers, 54 signings, 19 reserve-list moves, 10 terminations, 2 trades and 2 other moves. Of those, 50 brought players in (7 from other clubs by trade, claim or free agency), 86 sent players out (6 to other clubs) and 24 were reserve-list or other status moves. The busiest month was August, with 78 moves (49% of the year).
Notable arrivals
- Joe Flacco — acquired by trade from the Browns, October 7 · 1st-round pick, 2008 (No. 18 overall)
- Noah Fant — signed as a free agent, August 1 · 1st-round pick, 2019 (No. 20 overall)
- Taven Bryan — signed as a free agent, July 20 · 1st-round pick, 2018 (No. 29 overall)
- Isaiah Foskey — signed as a free agent, November 21 · 2nd-round pick, 2023 (No. 40 overall)
- Dalton Risner — signed as a free agent, August 28 · 2nd-round pick, 2019 (No. 41 overall)
Notable departures
- Sheldon Rankins — released, February 21 · 1st-round pick, 2016 (No. 12 overall)
- Taven Bryan — released, August 25 · 1st-round pick, 2018 (No. 29 overall)
- Logan Wilson — traded to the Cowboys, November 4 · 3rd-round pick, 2020 (No. 65 overall)
- Germaine Pratt — released, June 10 · 3rd-round pick, 2019 (No. 72 overall)
- Desmond Ridder — released, August 27 · 3rd-round pick, 2022 (No. 74 overall)
Draft data: Pro Football Reference