Key was a 2024 NFL Draft pick and Mr. Irrelevant.
The Cincinnati Bengals have signed kicker Cade York off the practice squad to the active roster. The team also signed linebacker Joe Giles-Harris and safety Jaylen Key to the practice squad.
York, a second-year player, was signed to Cincinnati’s practice squad on December 4th. He was elevated from the practice squad to the active roster for the team’s past two games and has converted each of his three field-goal attempts, along with 7/8 extra points.
Giles-Harris, weighing in at 6-foot-2 and 234 pounds, is a second-year player out of Duke, who was originally a college free agent signee of the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2019. He has played in 20 regular-season games for Jacksonville (2019-20), Buffalo (’21-22) and New England (’24), recording 20 tackles with one sack. He was released from the Patriots’ practice squad on December 2nd.
Key, standing at 6-foot-2 and 210 pounds, is a rookie out of Alabama who was a seventh-round NFL Draft pick of the New York Jets as this year’s Mr. Irrelevant. He spent six games on the Jets’ practice squad earlier this season before being released on October 30th.
