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Re-signed WR Tee Higgins (designated franchise player).

Signed C Ted Karras to a contract extension; Signed DT Kris Jenkins Jr. (D2).

Signed WR Jermaine Burton (D3a) and TE Erick All Jr. (D4).

Signed DE Cedric Johnson (D6b).

Signed the following five draft picks: DT McKinnley Jackson (D3b), CB Josh Newton (D5), TE Tanner McLachlan (D6a), S Daijahn Anthony (D7a) and C Matt Lee (D7b); Signed the following 14 college free agents: DE Justin Blazek (CFA-Wisconsin-Platteville), WR Cole Burgess (CFA-SUNY Cortland), HB Noah Cain (CFA-Louisiana State), LB Aaron Casey (CFA-Indiana), HB Elijah Collins (CFA-Oklahoma State), S Michael Dowell (CFA-Miami Ohio), TE Cam Grandy (CFA-Illinois State), S PJ Jules (CFA-Southern Illinois), QB Rocky Lombardi (CFA-Northern Illinois), P Austin McNamara (CFA-Texas Tech), OT Eric Miller (CFA-Louisville), WR Tre Mosley (CFA-Michigan State), LB Maema Njongmeta (CFA-Wisconsin) and CB Lance Robinson (CFA-Tulane).

Selected six players in the annual NFL Draft: TE Erick All Jr. of Iowa in Round 4 (115th overall), CB Josh Newton of Texas Christian in Round 5 (149th), TE Tanner McLachlan of Arizona in Round 6 (194th), DE Cedric Johnson of Mississippi in Round 6 (214th), S Daijahn Anthony of Mississippi in Round 7 (224th) and C Matt Lee of Miami (Fla.) in Round 7 (237th).

Selected three players in the annual NFL Draft: DT Kris Jenkins Jr. of Michigan in Round 2 (49th overall), WR Jermaine Burton of Alabama in Round 3 (80th) and DT McKinnley Jackson of Texas A&M in Round 3 (97th).

Selected one player in the annual NFL Draft: OT Amarius Mims of Georgia in Round 1 (18th overall).

Re-signed QB Jake Browning (exclusive rights player-Cin.); Signed QB Logan Woodside (UFA-Atl.).

Re-signed LS Cal Adomitis (exclusive rights player-Cin.) and LB Joe Bachie (UFA-Cin.).

Re-signed WR Trenton Irwin (UFA-Cin.); Signed OT Trent Brown (UFA-N.E.).

Signed DT Sheldon Rankins (UFA-Hou.).

Re-signed TE Tanner Hudson (UFA-Cin.); Signed S Vonn Bell (FA); DT DJ Reader (UFA-Cin.) signed with Detroit.

Signed TE Mike Gesicki (UFA-N.E.), HB Zack Moss (UFA-Ind.) and S Geno Stone (UFA-Balt.); CB Chidobe Awuzie (UFA-Cin.) signed with Tennessee; TE Irv Smith Jr. (UFA-Cin.) signed with Kansas City; OT Jonah Williams (UFA-Cin.) signed with Arizona.

Re-signed LB Akeem Davis-Gaither to a contract extension; Acquired the No. 224 selection in Round 7 of the 2024 NFL Draft in a trade with Houston for HB Joe Mixon; Terminated the contract of S Nick Scott; The contracts expired for the following 12 players, rendering them unrestricted free agents: CB Chidobe Awuzie, LB Joe Bachie, LB Markus Bailey, WR Tyler Boyd, TE Tanner Hudson, WR Trenton Irwin, DT DJ Reader, G Max Scharping, TE Irv Smith Jr., DT Josh Tupou, TE Mitchell Wilcox and OT Jonah Williams.

Re-signed TE Drew Sample and HB Trayveon Williams to contract extensions.

Re-signed G Cody Ford to a contract extension.

Announced that tender offers were made to the following two potential exclusive rights players: LS Cal Adomitis and QB Jake Browning.

Named WR Tee Higgins as the team's designated franchise player.

Terminated the contract of QB AJ McCarron.

Signed OT Devin Cochran to a contract extension.

Signed the following nine players to Reserve/Future contracts: DT Domenique Davis, CB Allan George, C Nate Gilliam, DE Jeff Gunter, LB Shaka Heyward, WR Shedrick Jackson, G Jaxson Kirkland, WR Kwamie Lassiter II, WR Kendric Pryor.

Elevated CB Sidney Jones IV and WR Stanley Morgan from the practice squad to the active roster (standard elevations).