For the next two days, Cincinnati Bengals director of personnel Duke Tobin and head coach Zac Taylor will finalize their roster. The NFL mandates each team cut their roster down to 53 players by 4 p.m. ET on Aug. 26.

The roster will be cut to 53 players by 4 p.m. ET Tuesday. Here is a projection for the Bengals:

CINCINNATI — Joe Burrow is seemingly always confident, but that's never felt more true right now. He chatted with Sports Illustrated insider Albert Breer at Bengals training camp this summer and detailed how sound his abilities as a passer are entering a sixth NFL season.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow has never been one to shy away from confidence, but he has laid down a huge gauntlet to Lamar Jackson and Patrick Mahomes with a remarkabl

Another big reason Golden isn't concerned with how the defense played during the preseason is because the unit went toe-to-toe with the Bengals offense during nearly every practice of training camp. As a matter of fact, there were several practices where the defense simply outplayed the team's high-flying offense.

ESPN's Stephen A. Smith went off on Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor over a decision involving quarterback Joe Burrow.

CINCINNATI — Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson's hold-in continues. He hasn't participated in training camp practices, but has been with the team and was in Landover, Maryland for Cincinnati's matchup against the Washington Commanders.

On Tuesday’s edition of “Get Up,” former Steelers safety and current ESPN NFL personality Ryan Clark said the Bengals are wasting Joe Burrow’s prime years as the team enters another season with what is expected to be a horrific run defense.