The Cincinnati Bengals have one of the proficient rosters within the NFL heading into the 2023 season.

One place group that isn’t as deep because the others is the tight finish room.

The Bengals traded in Hayden Hurst for Irv Smith Jr. throughout free company this 12 months.

After Smith, the tight finish depth has been a bit skinny this summer season. That’s till the room acquired some excellent news a number of days in the past.

“Tight finish Drew Pattern has had a speedy rehab from the knee damage that wiped all however one sport final season. It was thought he wouldn’t be prepared for coaching camp, however he was cleared for this week’s camp,” in accordance with Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com.

Pattern was in a position to exercise in uniform in the course of the Bengals’ necessary minicamp after struggling a torn ACL in opposition to the Dallas Cowboys in week two of the 2022-23 season.

Coming off the damage and a small splash within the tight finish free company, the Bengals resigned the fifth-year veteran this offseason.

Pattern will seemingly fill the quantity two function once more this season, like he has for almost all of his profession, however has been priceless together with his blocking capabilities.

Coaching camp is about to start subsequent month.