The Bengals acquired TE Ben Utecht, a restricted free agent from Indianapolis, when the Colts failed to meet a Friday night deadline on matching Cincinnati's contract offer to Utecht. The Bengals signed Utecht to an offer sheet for a three-year contract March 14. Utecht is a fourth-year NFL player in 2008. He played in 41 games with 30 starts for Indianapolis over the past three seasons. He also played in six postseason games with five starts, including a start in Indianapolis' victory in Super Bowl XLI following the 2006 season. He has 71 catches for 800 yards (11.3 avg.) in regular season play, with three TDs. He has six catches for 61 yards in postseason play. Utecht played in 14 games with 13 starts during the 2007 regular season, with 31 catches for 364 yards and one TD. (Updated 03/24/2008).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/16/08).
Fantasy Analysis
Utecht still remains a low-end Fantasy TE since the Bengals don't use that position much. For now, consider him a decent bye-week option. (Updated 03/24/2008).
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The Bengals acquired TE Ben Utecht, a restricted free agent from Indianapolis, when the Colts failed to meet a Friday night deadline on matching Cincinnati's contract offer to Utecht. The Bengals signed Utecht to an offer sheet for a three-year contract March 14. Utecht is a fourth-year NFL player in 2008. He played in 41 games with 30 starts for Indianapolis over the past three seasons. He also played in six postseason games with five starts, including a start in Indianapolis' victory in Super Bowl XLI following the 2006 season. He has 71 catches for 800 yards (11.3 avg.) in regular season play, with three TDs. He has six catches for 61 yards in postseason play. Utecht played in 14 games with 13 starts during the 2007 regular season, with 31 catches for 364 yards and one TD. (Updated 03/24/2008).
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/16/08).
Fantasy Analysis
Utecht still remains a low-end Fantasy TE since the Bengals don't use that position much. For now, consider him a decent bye-week option. (Updated 03/24/2008).
