By Lydia Jane Allison
The Bengals have signed QB Will Grier to the practice squad. Grier (6-1, 220), a fifth-year player out of West Virginia University, originally was a third-round pick of Carolina in 2019. He spent his first two seasons (2019-20) with the Panthers, then spent the past two years (’21-22) as well as this preseason with Dallas. He started two regular-season games for Carolina in 2019, completing 28 of 52 passes for 228 yards.
The Bengals’ practice squad currently is two spots shy of the 16-player limit.
Cincinnati has signed the following players to the practice squad and all were with the team during training camp:
- DT Domenique Davis
- CB Allan George
- C Nate Gilliam
- DE Jeff Gunter
- LB Shaka Heyward
- TE Tanner Hudson
- WR Shedrick Jackson
- CB Sidney Jones IV
- G Jaxson Kirkland
- WR Kwamie Lassiter II
- WR Stanley Morgan
- LB Tyler Murray
- S Michael J. Thomas
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