Cincinnati Bengals center Ted Karras (64) checks on quarterback Joe Burrow (9) after he leaves the game in the fourth quarter of the NFL Week 8 game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Philadelphia Eagles at Paycor Stadium in downtown Cincinnati on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. The Bengals fell to 3-5 on the season with a 37-17 loss to the Eagles at home. Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Cincinnati Bengals Veteran Named to NFLPA Executive Committee

Originally posted on Cincinnati Bengals on SI
By Russell Heltman | Last updated Mar 15, 2025 12:41 PM ET

The Bengals have one of their own on the NFL Player's Association executive committee. Center Ted Karras is the newest member of the group. NBC Sports's Mike Florio reported the news.

Karras replaced Bengals safety Mike Thomas, who retired last year.

“I’ve been involved with the NFLPA for a long time and have seen the great work that guys like Michael Thomas and Austin Ekeler have done,” Karras said in a press release from the NFLPA. “My biggest thing will be educating and informing our player population on not only what the union does, but the benefits and programming that have been created for players. I’m excited to get to work and help lead this union.”

Karras has played in the NFL since 2016, spending five years with New England, one in Miami, and the past three seasons in Cincinnati.