The Cincinnati Bengals have elevated running back Gary Brightwell and cornerback Jalen Davis from the practice squad to the active roster for Sunday’s Week 12 game against the New England Patriots, the team announced on Saturday.
Absent from this announcement was quarterback Joe Burrow, who will not be activated to the 53-man roster and is out for Week 12. The Athletic’s Dianna Russini and Paul Dehner Jr. broke the news early Saturday morning that Burrow would not be activated this week. Joe Flacco
will get the starting nod vs. New England, but Burrow could get the nod for the Thanksgiving matchup with the Baltimore Ravens.
“Joe Flacco will earn his sixth consecutive start since being acquired from the Cleveland Browns, but there are eyes toward Burrow potentially returning on Thanksgiving night in Baltimore against the Ravens,” they wrote.
As for Brightwell and Davis, they are both classified as standard elevations. As practice squad players who are elevated to the active roster for the game, they will automatically revert to the practice squad on Monday.
