Cincinnati Bengals release former Wisconsin wide receiver

The Cincinnati Bengals waived former Wisconsin wide receiver Kendric Pryor on Tuesday. The move was part of the Bengals trimming their roster to the required 53 players before Tuesday’s 4 p.m. deadline.

This news comes after Pryor caught one pass for 11 yards during limited preseason action. He missed time during the period with a finger injury, an injury that did not help his case to make the team’s active roster.

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The Bengals instead opted to enter 2024 with a wide receiver room of Ja’Marr Chase, Tee Higgins, Andrei Losivas, Charlie Jones, Jermaine Burton and Trenton Irwin.

This news means Pryor will again likely enter the season on the practice squad. That status has defined his professional career this far, as he has yet to stick on an NFL roster since going undrafted during the 2022 NFL draft.

His first chance came with the Bengals during 2022 training camp. He was released during roster cuts on Aug. 30 of that year. That led to a stint with the Jacksonville Jaguars, where he spent most of the 2022 season on and off of the team’s practice squad. The Jaguars released him on Aug. 29, 2023 in the final roster cuts before the 2023 season.

Pryor then signed back with the Bengals in October. He spent the rest of the 2023 season on the Bengals practice squad before signing a reserve contract that kept him with the team up until Tuesday.

–WR Shedrick Jackson
–S PJ Jules
–WR Kendric Pryor
–CB Lance Robinson (Waived/Injured)

— Jeremy Rauch (@FOX19Jeremy) August 27, 2024

 

Pryor’s brief professional stint has followed a five-year Wisconsin career (2017-2021). He totaled 99 catching, 1,265 yards and seven touchdowns during that time, including a career-best 416 yards in 2021.

The former Badger will likely sign to the Bengals practice squad once waivers clear as he continues to work for his first NFL opportunity.