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A Week After Claiming Him, Bengals Waive EDGE Takk McKinley With Failed Physical

The Cincinnati Bengals last week put in a waiver claim for former first-round outside linebacker Takkarist McKinley, looking for some reinforcements on the edge after they traded a disgruntled Carlos Dunlap to the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for B.J. Finney and draft pick compensation.

That plan did not exactly work out. The team announced yesterday that they have waived McKinley with a failed physical designation, which now makes him a street free agent. While they did manage to get starting defensive end Sam Hubbard back from the Reserve/Injured List, it didn’t make much difference last week against the Pittsburgh Steelers.