In a surprising turn of events, Cincinnati Bengals tight end Tyler Eifert is about to play in his 16th game of the season.
Then he heads to free agency again.
Surprising, because this will be the first time in Eifert’s career he’s been active for all 16 games since 2013. It’s the first time since 2015 he’s played in more than eight games in a season.
Now Eifert has to turn this into another trip to the open market.
“It just depends on what’s out there and what the deals look like,” Eifert said, according to Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com. “There are so many different factors you have to weigh. I’m sure my agent and I will have a plan on what would be best … It all just depends. I don’t even know what the picture looks like right now.”
Eifert only has 402 yards and three scores on the season. But limited production and even health haven’t stopped other teams from wanting to sign him in the past, as he reportedly chose the Bengals over the Rams a few years back.
The Bengals might have a tough call on their hands this offseason with Eifert seemingly fully healthy for the first time in his career.
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