Bengals lose player to the same NFC team they originally stole him from before the regular season

The Bengals added Rogers to the practice squad following roster cuts back in August and stayed with the team through the first 15 weeks of the season. Rogers was originally a seventh-round pick of the Cowboys from the 2024 NFL Draft, so he's going back to his first team nearly four months after being cut.

Rogers had the chance to be brought back to the Cowboys' practice squad after he was first cut, but the Bengals swooped in and added him instead. He never was elevated off the practice squad despite several injuries to the Bengals' defensive tackle group throughout the season. This week they'll likely be without Sheldon Rankins again and even rookie Kris Jenkins Jr. is dealing with an illness.

This also isn't the first time the Bengals have lost a defensive lineman from their practice squad this year. Edge defender Isaiah Thomas was signed to the Detroit Lions' active roster back in October. Thomas signed back on the practice squad in Cincinnati this week along with linebacker Joe Giles-Harris and safety Jaylen Key.

Bengals updated practice squad 

• CB Micah Abraham
• RB Gary Brightwell
• CB Nate Brooks
• WR Cole Burgess
• T Andrew Coker
• CB Jalen Davis
• LB Joe Giles-Harris
• C Trey Hill
• ED Raymond Johnson III
• S PJ Jules
• S Jaylen Key
• G Tashawn Manning
• RB Kendall Milton
• WR Kendric Pryor
• ED Isaiah Thomas