As expected, the Bengals won’t have Pro Bowl WILL linebacker Vontaze Burfict for the first six weeks of the season when they placed him on the physically unable to perform list (PUP) Saturday during the roster cut down to 53 players.
What wasn’t expected is they won’t have linebackers Marquis Flowers and Jayson DiManche at all after they suffered injuries in Thursday night’s pre-season finale.
So they kept just six backers Saturday, which meant a spot for pass-rushing specialist Chris Carter, and it allowed them to keep 10 defensive linemen and 10 defensive backs.