LB Miller to injured reserve

The Bengals this afternoon placed linebacker Caleb Miller on the injured reserve, ending his season. He had not played since injuring his back in the third game this season at Seattle.

The Bengals also signed linebacker Roy Manning of waivers from Jacksonville. He played college ball at Michigan and has also spent time with Green Bay, Houston and Buffalo in the NFL.

Manning, who is 6-feet, 2-inches and 245 pounds, is a third-year NFL player. He has 16 games of NFL experience, 15 of those in 2005 with the Green Bay Packers, who originally signed him as a college free agent.

In 2006, he played one game for Houston and finished the year on the Buffalo roster. He opened the 2007 preseason with Buffalo and was briefly with Jacksonville at the end of preseason. He had a 27-yard interception return for a touchdown in the Jaguars’ preseason finale against Washington. He was re-signed by Jacksonville last week, and was inactive for the Jaguars’ game Sunday at Tennessee.

Miller has been inactive for the last six games due to a back injury suffered Sept. 23 at Seattle. He played in three games with one start on the season, posting 10 tackles and four passes defensed.