Bengals bring back TE Drew Sample in free agency

The Bengals bring back one of their own in free agency with tight end Drew Sample.

The Cincinnati Bengals have brought back tight end Drew Sample ahead of the 2023 NFL draft.

A second-round pick by the Bengals in 2019, Sample has played a key role for the offense when called upon as a blocker. Bringing him back, if possible, was an obvious point of the offseason plan for the team given his value in a niche role.

Sample’s return won’t stop the Bengals from using a draft pick on the position as early as the first round. But his sitting on the depth chart next to new arrival Irv Smith Jr. makes for a nice balance that doesn’t require the team to draft it immediately.

Sample visited with the Arizona Cardinals before re-upping.

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