{"id":494942,"date":"2025-07-31T11:35:26","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T15:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=494942"},"modified":"2025-07-31T11:35:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T15:35:57","slug":"bengals-to-ink-ex-seahawks-tight-end-fant","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/bengals-to-ink-ex-seahawks-tight-end-fant\/","title":{"rendered":"Bengals to ink ex-Seahawks tight end Fant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Cincinnati Bengals are very close to signing an experienced tight end to help their offense.<\/p>\n<p>TE Noah Fant, a 2019 1<sup>st<\/sup>-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.<\/p>\n<p>The veteran spent the 1<sup>st<\/sup> 3 seasons in the league with the Broncos. In 2022, he was traded to Seattle, where he had started in 42 games.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bengals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Bengals<\/a> are signing former <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Seahawks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Seahawks<\/a> TE Noah Fant, per multiple sources. <\/p>\n<p>The talented former first-round pick garnered significant interest \u2014 and now lands with Joe Burrow, Ja&#39;Marr Chase, Tee Higgins, Chase Brown and Mike Gesicki in Cincinnati\u2019s loaded offense. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/noJw6glEMP\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/noJw6glEMP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Schultz_Report\/status\/1950908171821695064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 31, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Fant will have a competition at the tight end position at the Bengals, as Mike Gesicki and Drew Sample are there. Mike is Cincinnati\u2019s primary pass-catching TE, while Drew has been valued most as a great runner in the system.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cincinnati Bengals are very close to signing an experienced tight end to help their offense. 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