Bengals to ink ex-Seahawks tight end Fant

The Cincinnati Bengals are very close to signing an experienced tight end to help their offense.

TE Noah Fant, a 2019 1^st-round selection, is on the verge of signing with Cincinnati on a 1-year contract. In 6 years in the NFL, Noah has started in 83 of his 95 matches. In the past campaign with the Seahawks, Fant had 48 catches for 500 yards and 1 TD.

The veteran spent the 1^st 3 seasons in the league with the Broncos. In 2022, he was traded to Seattle, where he had started in 42 games.

Fant has looked for a new team since Seattle released him earlier this month. The TE visited Cincinnati, Miami, and New Orleans before deciding to continue his career with the Bengals.

BREAKING: The #Bengals are signing former #Seahawks TE Noah Fant, per multiple sources.

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The talented former first-round pick garnered significant interest — and now lands with Joe Burrow, Ja'Marr Chase, Tee Higgins, Chase Brown and Mike Gesicki in Cincinnati’s loaded offense. pic.twitter.com/noJw6glEMP

— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) July 31, 2025

Fant will have a competition at the tight end position at the Bengals, as Mike Gesicki and Drew Sample are there. Mike is Cincinnati’s primary pass-catching TE, while Drew has been valued most as a great runner in the system.

Gesicki inked a 3-year, almost 26 million dollar deal with Cincinnati ahead of the new NFL campaign as the team showed its confidence in him for the future.