Sunday, August 31, 2003
Who will stay? Who will go?
By Mark Curnutte
The Cincinnati Enquirer
The Bengals have to cut 13 players by 4 p.m. today to get down to the 53-man active list for the regular season.
The punter and holder situations appear to be big factors in the final roster configuration, and coach Marvin Lewis continues to search for the right combination of players for special teams. He also appears to be running out of patience with perpetually injured players.
A closer look at who will stay and who might go:
QUARTERBACKS (3)
Locks - Jon Kitna, Shane Matthews, Carson Palmer.
RUNNING BACKS (5)
Locks - Corey Dillon, Brandon Bennett, Jeremi Johnson.
Question marks - Chris Edmonds, Rudi Johnson.
On the bubble - Ray Jackson.
WIDE RECEIVERS (5)
Locks - Chad Johnson, Peter Warrick, Kelley Washington.
Looking good - T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Lawrence Hamilton.
Question marks - Danny Farmer, Kevin Walter.
TIGHT ENDS (3)
Lock - Reggie Kelly.
Probable - Tony Stewart.
Battling for one spot - Sean Brewer, Matt Schobel.
OFFENSIVE LINEMEN (10)
Locks - Levi Jones, Eric Steinbach, Willie Anderson, Matt O'Dwyer, Mike Goff, Rich Braham.
Looking good - Scott Rehberg, Victor Leyva, Thatcher Szalay, Scott Kooistra.
Practice squad material - Belton Johnson.
DEFENSIVE LINEMEN (8)
Locks - Justin Smith, Tony Williams, John Thornton, Carl Powell, Duane Clemons, Oliver Gibson, Glen Steele.
On the bubble - Reinard Wilson, Langston Moore, Ja'Warren Blair, Greg Scott.
Practice squad material - Elton Patterson.
LINEBACKERS (6)
Locks - Brian Simmons, Kevin Hardy, Adrian Ross, Steve Foley, Khalid Abdullah.
On the bubble - Armegis Spearman, Riall Johnson, Dwayne Levels.
DEFENSIVE BACKS (10)
Locks - Tory James, Jeff Burris, Artrell Hawkins, Dennis Weathersby, Mark Roman, Marquand Manuel, Kevin Kaesviharn, Rogers Beckett.
On the bubble - Terrell Roberts, Lamont Thompson, Reggie Myles.
SPECIALISTS (3)
Kicker - Neil Rackers.
Punter: Question mark - Nick Harris, Travis Dorsch.
Long snapper - Brad St. Louis.
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