Bengals, Karras agree to contract extension; draft pick Jenkins signed

The Cincinnati Bengals Thursday made the following roster moves:

• Signed C Ted Karras to a one-year contract extension through the 2025 season. Karras, a ninth-year player, joined the Bengals as an unrestricted free agent in 2022. He has started all 36 games he has played in for Cincinnati (including postseason), and has lined up for 2379 of a possible 2398 offensive snaps (99.2 percent).

• Signed second-round draft pick Kris Jenkins. Jenkins (6-3, 300) was selected 49th overall out of the University of Michigan. He played in 44 games with 33 starts over four seasons (2020-23) with the Wolverines, and totaled 113 tackles, 8.5 TFLs, 4.5 sacks, one INT and one FR. He started all 15 contests in the 2023 season, helping Michigan win its third consecutive Big 10 conference title and the College Football Playoff National Championship.

Nine of the Bengals’ 10 selections in the 2024 NFL Draft have now been signed.

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