The Cincinnati Bengals made a handful of basic transactions on Tuesday to begin their offseason.
One of the moves was to sign QB Sean Clifford to a reserve/future contract, according to the league's transaction wire. That means that Clifford will be kept around by the Bengals into the offseason program after finishing the year on the practice squad.
Clifford originally joined the Bengals from the Packers midseason after Burrow was hurt.
He was a college star at Penn State, and he's now turning into a down-the-depth-chart NFL quarterback.
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The Bengals know that their future success depends on Burrow's morale staying up and his health staying solid.
Around Burrow, they just want to fill out a solid QB room.
It appears Joe Flacco will probably be moved on from, although there's a lot of time for that to be decided fully. Jake Browning is also in the picture.
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Clifford may or may not start next season on the roster. A lot can happen in the running for potential QB3 roles.
But it's at least encouraging for the Bengals that they're keeping Clifford around for now. He already outlasted Mike White, who was the other QB the Bengals brought aboard when Burrow got hurt.
Now, Clifford will try to keep his NFL career alive by putting together a solid offseason with the Bengals.
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