Taken in the third round of the 2009 draft as the most productive pass-catching tight end in NCAA history, Chase Coffman won’t ever play a regular season snap for the Bengals.
The team cut him on Saturday after he struggled with a foot injury, and then blocking as a pro. It’s sad to see him dumped, but this can’t be a surprise for anyone that watched Hard Knocks last year. Coffman was lucky not to get cut then.
The Bengals also waived/injured fullback Fui Vakapuna and waived Abdul Hodge. (Man, Tebow’s power is far-reaching.) We mentioned Matt Jones was waived earlier. Here are the rest of the Bengals cuts:
Kicker Dave Rayner, guard Isaac Sowells, safety Marvin White, defensive tackle Orien Harris, safety Kyries Hebert, tight end Darius Hill, running back James Jones, defensive tackle Clinton McDonald, safety Rico Murray, wide receiver Maurice Purify, wide receiver Dezmon Briscoe, guard Otis Hudson, tackle Gabriel Manns, safety Jeromy Miles, linebacker Vincent Rey, tackle Chris Rodgers, cornerback Johnny Sears, and fullback Joe Tronzo.
Mike Nugent won the team’s kicker battle. Wide receivers Quan Cosby and Jerome Simpson both made the team.
