Daniels started all 11 games that he was active for in Cincinnati last year but failed to make much of an impact, totaling 17 tackles and one TFL while playing 355 snaps. With 85 starts across nine seasons under his belt, Daniels should be able to find a home as a depth on the interior rather quickly. The Bengals also waived/released TE Mason Schreck, DE Noah Spence, WR Trent Taylor, LB Joe Bachie, DE Amani Bledsoe, CB Tony Brown, P Drue Chrisman, S Trayvon Henderson, LB Keandre Jones, G Michael Jordan, DT Kahlil McKenzie, TE Thaddeus Moss, HB Jacques Patrick, CB Antonio Phillips, CB Winston Rose, K Austin Seibert, QB Kyle Shurmur, G Keaton Sutherland, OT Gunnar Vogel, WR Scotty Washington, HB Pooka Williams Jr., HB Trayveon Williams, and DT Renell Wren.

Daniels, 32, will be a rotational member alongside D.J. Reader and Larry Ogunjobi. He managed to suit up for just 11 games in his first year in Cincy and will likely be playing on one-year contracts until he retires. Daniels has regressed in each of the last three seasons.

Daniels is out for Sunday's game with the Ravens. The Bengals have at least one other player with symptoms and are going through contact tracing. As many as 10 players could be deemed "close contacts" to Daniels. 

Daniels totaled two combined tackles across 65 snaps on Cincinnati's interior line this year. With Geno Atkins "week to week" with an undisclosed injury (or rumored holdout) moving forward, the Bengals will turn to Christian Covington, Amani Bledsoe, and Kahlil McKenzie against James Robinson in Week 4.