The Cincinnati Bengals have a new weapon for Joe Burrow.
He might not start, but he could give the team a big boost.
As reported by Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network, they signed veteran TE Noah Fant.
Veteran TE Noah Fant is signing with the #Bengals, sources tell me and @RapSheet.
Released by Seattle last week, Fant lands a new home quickly. pic.twitter.com/YxUMQ6ikzL
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) July 31, 2025
The Seattle Seahawks released him earlier this month, and he was also drawing interest from the Miami Dolphins and New Orleans Saints before ultimately choosing the Bengals.
A former first-round pick, Fant hasn’t necessarily lived up to the hype, but he’s shown flashes of strong play, and with one of the best – if not the best – passers in all of football by his side, he could be in for a breakout campaign.
The veteran tight end has logged at least 414 receiving yards in every season since the Denver Broncos took him back in 2019.
He’s coming off logging 48 receptions for 500 yards and one score in 14 games for the Seahawks last season.
Throughout the course of his six-year career, he’s hauled in 300 receptions for 3,305 receiving yards and 15 touchdowns.
The Bengals desperately need to get off to a strong start after not making the playoffs last season, and some believe this could be Zac Taylor’s final year in charge of the team.
As such, they should leave no stone unturned in their pursuit of more talent, and this could be a very impactful move for a team that could be historically good on offense this season.
