The Cincinnati Bengals finally trimmed their roster down to 53 players on Tuesday.
Even though these are the “final cuts,” they are in no way final. The majority of the players cut can be added to the practice squad, and they can get their chance to make the roster later this year.
The prime example for this on the Bengals roster is Trey Hopkins. He was one of those players cut before the season started in 2015, and played on the practice squad for most of the next two years. He finally made the opening day roster in 2017 and has been a starter on the offensive line ever since.