With the releases the Bengals made today, we get our first look at what the final 53-man roster will look like. As has been made very clear today, the team as it stands right now will not be the team in a week. There will be plenty of additions from other teams’ roster casualties, which will squeeze out some of these fringe guys.
Also, it seems pretty clear now that the Bengals plan to add Michael Johnson back into the fold. Johnson had a fairly large salary entering the year, so the plan to release and add him back was a move to reduce his cap hit for 2018.