It did not take lengthy for veteran tight finish Noah Fant to discover a new group after his launch from the Seattle Seahawks. Fant is signing with the Cincinnati Bengals, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.
Fant, 27, will carry a veteran presence and a few confirmed manufacturing to the Bengals’ tight finish room. The previous first-round choose has hit 500 yards receiving in 4 of his six seasons. Final yr with the Seahawks, Fant caught 48 passes for 500 yards and one landing.
In March 2024, Fant signed a two-year contract extension value $21 million with Seattle. Nevertheless, after the Seahawks chosen tight finish Elijah Arroyo within the second spherical of the 2025 NFL Draft, they launched Fant in a cost-cutting transfer that saved them roughly $9 million.
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Fant started his profession with the Denver Broncos, the group that chosen him with the No. 20 total choose in 2019. He performed the primary three years of his profession there and changed into a dependable goal within the passing recreation. Fant was traded to the Seahawks in 2022 as a part of the deal that despatched Russell Wilson to Denver.
In 95 profession video games, Fant has totaled 300 receptions for 3,305 yards and 15 touchdowns.
Fant is becoming a member of a crowded tight finish room in Cincinnati that additionally consists of Mike Gesicki, the group’s third-leading receiver a yr in the past with 65 catches and 665 yards. Additionally within the combine are Tanner Hudson and Drew Pattern, who mixed for 39 receptions, 263 yards and two touchdowns in 2024.
The Bengals even have 2024 fourth-round choose and former Iowa tight finish Erick All Jr. on the roster, however he’s on the PUP listing after tearing his ACL final October. All has suffered an ACL tear in the identical knee in every of the final two years, so his standing for the 2025 season may be very a lot doubtful.
