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Bengals' finishing touches on training camp roster include signing defensive tackle who used to play for AFC North rival
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The Cincinnati Bengals made signing quarterback Desmond Ridder official Sunday afternoon along with several other roster moves.

In addition to Ridder, defensive tackles McTelvin Agim and Taven Bryan along with center Andrew Raym have been signed to the roster. Guard Tashawn Manning was waived and QB Logan Woodside was released to fit the signings.  

Agim is a former third-round draft pick of the Denver Broncos in 2020 with 18 career games to his name in three accrued seasons. His last regular season appearance came in 2023 with the Indianapolis Colts, but he's also spent time with the Houston Texans and most recently the Tennessee Titans. 

Bryan was drafted in the first round of the 2018 draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars, the team he spent his first four seasons with. He went on to play for the Cleveland Browns in 2022, including two games against Cincinnati in the Battle of Ohio. He spent the last two seasons with Indianapolis, where he crossed paths with Agim in 2023. 

Agim and Bryan now increase the DT group to nine players. The Bengals signed three undrafted free agents—Dante Barnett, Howard Cross, and Eric Gregory—following the 2025 draft and signed T.J. Slaton Jr. in free agency to start at nose tackle. 

Raym is another former UDFA who spent most of rookie season last year on the practice squad of the Carolina Panthers. He started as Oklahoma's center for three years directly following Creed Humphrey's run at the position for the Sooners. 

This signing can be directly linked to rookie C Seth McLaughlin being placed on the Non-Football Injury list Saturday. McLaughlin is recovering from a torn Achilles he suffered last year at Ohio State and is not quite ready to practice just yet. Ryam gives the offensive line a third-string center to work with until then.

Ridder is in fact replacing Woodside as QB3 on the depth chart, so the Bengals will still enter training camp with four rostered quarterbacks. Woodside re-signed with the club back in April after spending most of last season on the practice squad.

Barring any injury news, these are likely to be the last roster moves Cincinnati makes leading up to Wednesday's start of camp.

This article first appeared on A to Z Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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