Tag: Drew Plitt

Bengals announce roster moves, including adding a QB

The Bengals make roster moves, including bringing on a QB.

The Cincinnati Bengals announced a handful of roster moves on Monday in the wake of Joe Burrow’s season-ending wrist injury.

On the quarterback front, the Bengals signed Drew Plitt to the practice squad, reuniting with the former undrafted free agent from 2022.

Plitt will be the new emergency third quarterback behind new starter Jake Browning and backup AJ McCarron. He spent time with the team out of college during the preseason and also had stints with other teams and the Arlington Renegades of the XFL.

The Bengals also cleared rookie running back Chase Brown to return from IR, opening his 21-day window to practice. He can be activated to the 53-man roster at any time during that span. The fourth-rounder suffered a hamstring injury before Week 8 and has missed the mandatory four games being being eligible to return.

Cincinnati also shifted rookie guard Jaxson Kirkland to the Practice Squad/Injured list due to a wrist injury.

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Another former Bengals QB continues to surge in XFL

AJ McCarron isn’t the only one.

Former Cincinnati Bengals quarterback AJ McCarron has made major splashes in the XFL while leading two epic comeback victories.

But he’s not the only former Bengals quarterback making waves in the revived league.

Drew Plitt, a Loveland High School product who spent last preseason with the Bengals, now has his Arlington Renegades at 1-1. In his first game, Plitt went 19-of-25 with 172 yards in a win over the Vegas Vipers.

Plitt told Dave Clark of the Cincinnati Enquirer that a big part of his success now is due to time spent with the Bengals.

“When I was with the Bengals, that’s how I learned to be a professional,” Plitt said. “I was able to learn from players like Joe Burrow, Brandon Allen and Jake Browning. All of them really taught me what it means to be a professional, so getting to learn from them was great.”

McCarron has been the perfect example of why the XFL should succeed based on his recent comments after a win. And Plitt, another guy who wasn’t breaking through into major NFL playing time but getting a big shot in the XFL, is exactly what McCarron described.

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