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Bengals place rookie Gaelin Elmore on reserve/retired list

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MINNEAPOLIS, MN - NOVEMBER 19: Clayton Thorson #18 of the Northwestern Wildcats is sacked by Gaelin Elmore #87 of the Minnesota Golden Gophers during the first quarter of the game on November 19, 2016 at TCF Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)

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The Bengals placed rookie defensive end Gaelin Elmore on the reserve/retired list Tuesday.

Elmore signed with the Bengals as an undrafted free agent out of East Carolina. He signed a three-year, $1.71 million contract.

He began his career at the University of Minnesota before transferring to East Carolina.

In his four-year college career, Elmore made 53 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, four sacks and five pass breakups in 36 games.