Veterans find spots as Bengals make final roster decisions

Due to the fact that the Cincinnati Bengals were able to re-sign several of their own players and most starters from the 2021 season return, there weren’t too many surprises when final cuts were made.

Here are the biggest takeaways from the Bengals’ roster decisions:

Huber earns another year as punter: Kevin Huber beat out former Ohio State punter Drue Chrisman and now enters his 14th season with the Bengals.

“Kevin’s had a really strong last couple of weeks of camp,” coach Zac Taylor said of the decision. “He’s been consistent. We know what we’re getting there. We think we’ve got a strong football team and he brings a consistency to that that we’re aware of and we think he’ll do a really good job for us.”

Good shape at cornerback: Taylor said the team will place cornerback Cam Taylor-britt, a second-round pick, on injured reserve to start the season.

The Bengals will rely on Tre Flowers as the No. 3 cornerback if either Chidobe Awuzie or Eli Apple are injured.

Flowers saw significant time for the Bengals last year after the team picked him up midseason. His role was specific to helping cover tight ends late in the season.

Throughout training camp, Flowers saw more time on the outside. When Apple missed the final days of practice against the Los Angeles Rams, Flowers played opposite of Awuzie when the first-team defense was in.

Thin at tight end: The Bengals are thin at tight end and are expected to sign former Buffalo Bills tight end O.J. Howard.

After C.J. Uzomah signed with the New York Jets in free agency, the Bengals addressed the starting position by signing Hayden Hurst.