Overview
- ESPN reporter Jeremy Fowler posted Tuesday that the Cincinnati Bengals released wide receiver/kick returner Ke’Shawn Williams, a development also reported by local outlets.
- Williams muffed a punt late in the fourth quarter of Cincinnati’s Week 3 loss to Pittsburgh, a turnover that led to a game-tying field goal and helped the Steelers win 30-27.
- In the same game, Williams returned five kickoffs for 131 yards, showing productive plays alongside the late special-teams error.
- Cincinnati had claimed Williams after Pittsburgh waived him last December and he earned a spot on the Bengals’ 53-man roster in training camp; Week 3 was his first active game this season.
- The report is based on an insider social-media post and lacks an immediate official Bengals transaction statement, illustrating how NFL roster news often breaks first through single-source posts and how teams can quickly alter returner roles after costly mistakes.