The Bengals released Bryan on Monday, Ben Baby of ESPN.com reports.
Bryan spent the two prior seasons with the Colts, where he served in a rotational role at defensive tackle. He signed with the Bengals before the start of training camp and finished the preseason with seven tackles (two solo), including 1.0 sacks, across three games. Bryan will explore his next opportunities and will look to catch on with a team in need of depth in the interior defensive line.
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Bengals' Taven Bryan: Reaches deal with Cincy
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Bryan signed a one-year deal with the Bengals on Sunday, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports.
Bryan spent the last two seasons playing as a rotational piece on the Colts' defensive line, totaling 42 tackles and 3.0 sacks while appearing in all 34 regular-season games over that span. The 29-year-old was a first-round pick for the Jaguars in 2018, and he's never played fewer than 15 regular-season games in his career. Bryan will add some veteran depth behind presumptive starting defensive tackles B.J. Hill (foot) and Tedarrell Slaton.
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Colts' Taven Bryan: Logs mostly rotational role in 2024
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Bryan ended the regular season with 20 tackles, including 1.0 sacks, a defensed pass and a fumble recovery over 17 games during the regular season.
Bryan started on defense in Weeks 2-7 but reverted to a rotational role and didn't log more than 34 percent of the Colts' defensive snaps in any game thereafter. He's been a reliably healthy player throughout his career, playing in all 17 regular-season games each of the past two seasons and never missing more than two contests in any of his seven NFL campaigns, but his production and role haven't warranted IDP consideration. Bryan is set to be an unrestricted free agent upon the beginning of the offseason.
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Colts' Taven Bryan: Gets first sack of season
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Bryan recorded one total tackle, one sack and a pass breakup in Sunday's 21-16 win over Chicago.
Bryan picked up the start at defensive tackle but also ended up seeing time at defensive end during the contest. He played 33 of Colts' 90 defensive snaps and should continue to work in a rotational role along the line.
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Colts' Taven Bryan: Returning to Indianapolis
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Bryan re-signed with the Colts on a one-year contract Tuesday, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports.
Bryan joined the franchise last season and appeared in all 17 games, recording 22 combined tackles, including 2.0 sacks, with a forced fumble. He should handle a similar depth role on the team's defensive line in 2024.
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Colts' Taven Bryan: Works in reserve role
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Bryan had three total tackles in Sunday's loss to Jacksonville.
Bryan played on 24 of the defense's 70 snaps as he'll get some time as a reserve interior lineman. He's mostly a run stuffer with 8.5 sacks in six seasons.
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Colts' Taven Bryan: Reaches agreement with Indianapolis
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Bryan agreed to a one-year, $4.5 million deal with the Colts on Wednesday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
Bryan was a first-round pick by the Jaguars in 2018 and garnered a rotational role for Jacksonville during his first four NFL seasons. He joined the Browns ahead of the 2022 campaign and finished with 26 tackles and career highs in sacks (three) and defensive snaps (609) across 16 appearances. Bryan figures to garner a solid role operating next to DeForest Buckner along the interior of the Colts' defensive line in 2023.
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Browns' Taven Bryan: Active for Week 5
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Bryan (hamstring) is active for Sunday's matchup against the Chargers, Chris Easterling of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.
Bryan logged three limited practice sessions during the week and will return to the field after a one-week absence. He'll occupy a key role along the Browns' defensive line and has managed four total tackles across three games on the season.
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Browns' Taven Bryan: Out for Sunday
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Bryan (hamstring) is out for Sunday's game against the Falcons, Scott Petrak of the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram reports.
Bryan picked up the hamstring injury during the fourth quarter of the team's Week 3 loss to the Steelers on Thursday Night Football, and now he'll look to return to action in Week 5 against the Chargers.
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Browns' Taven Bryan: Questionable to return Thursday
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Bryan (hamstring) is questionable to return to Thursday's contest against the Steelers, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.
Bryan appeared to suffer a hamstring at some point before the fourth quarter of Thursday's matchup. With the defensive tackle questionable to return, expect Perrion Winfrey to see an extended workload until Bryan can get back onto the field.
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Jaguars' Taven Bryan: Shifts to COVID list
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Bryan (undisclosed) was transferred to the reserve/COVID-19 list Tuesday.
Bryan was already on the non-football injury list with an unspecified issue, but he'll now need to be away from the team until he clears the COVID protocols. The 25-year-old should revert to the NFI list once cleared.
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Jaguars' Taven Bryan: Knee injury
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Bryan suffered a knee injury during Tuesday's practice, John Reid of The Florida Times-Union reports.
The nature and severity of Bryan's injury remains undisclosed at this time, though Reid notes that he remains out. The 2018 first-round pick could have the opportunity to take a step forward if healthy in 2020, after having played a rotational role to this point in his career.
