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Clearing Joe Burrow to practice\u00a0wasn\u2019t the only roster move the\u00a0Cincinnati Bengals\u00a0made to start the week. The Bengals also signed linebacker Brian Asamoah II off the practice squad to the active roster.<\/p>\n
Asamoah originally signed to Cincinnati\u2019s practice squad on Oct. 30, just a few days leading up the team\u2019s\u00a0Week 9 loss\u00a0to the\u00a0Chicago Bears. He was elevated from the practice squad to the active roster for the game and ended up playing 18 snaps on special teams.<\/p>\n
One rep in particular very well could\u2019ve had an impact in Asamoah sticking on the 53-man roster for good.<\/p>\n
The very first play of Asamoah\u2019s Bengals career was the opening kickoff return of the game. Charlie Jones fielded the kick at the two-yard line and sprinted 98 yards for the touchdown, his second of his career, and hardly had to change direction to do it.<\/p>\n
Jones can thank the blocking in front of him for making it as simple as it looked, and Asamoah was indeed a big factor in that.<\/p>\n
Asamoah teamed up with fellow LB Joe Giles-Harris to block Bears defensive end Daniel Hardy out of the play, clearing up space for Jones to accelerate down the left sideline where he only had to outrun Chicago kicker Cairo Santos and then safety Jonathan Owens.<\/p>\n
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— not kevin durant (@nevkinturand) November 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n