Bengals Officially Cut 19 Players Including S Jimmy Wilson

The Cincinnati Bengals have begun the process of trimming their roster down to 53 players. Here’s the list of roster cuts up to this point:

1. FB Andrew Bonnet
2. DE Ryan Brown
3. HB Tra Carson
4. C Alex Cooper
5. DT David Dean
6. OT Aaron Epps
7. HB Bronson Hill
8. CB Darius Hillary
9. G Trey Hopkins
10. WR Jake Kumerow
11. TE Matt Lengel
12. CB Tony McRae
13. G Alex Redmond
14. WR Alonzo Russell
15. WR Rashaun Simonise
16. G Trip Thurman
17. OT John Weidenaar
18. QB Keith Wenning
19. CB Chykie Brown

Wilson, 29, is a former seventh-round pick of the Dolphins back in 2011. He played out his rookie contract with the Dolphins before signing a two-year $4.85 million contract with the Chargers in March of last year.

However, the Chargers elected to cut Wilson in December. Wilson later signed a one-year contract with the Chiefs a several months ago before cutting him loose in May.

The Bengals later signed him to a contract in July.

In 2015, appeared in 13 games for the Chargers and recorded 44 tackles, one sack, an interception, a fumble recovery and two pass defenses.