Bengals release Ben Utecht and Antonio Chatman from Injured Reserve; sign Brannon Condren to the practice squad
by Josh Kirkendall on Nov 17, 2009 4:49 PM EST
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PrintIn a somewhat of a surprising move in that category of moves that shouldn't surprise anyone, the Cincinnati Bengals announced that they released Antonio Chatman and Ben Utecht Tuesday afternoon. Both players were released from the reserve/injury list, which means they wouldn't affect the current 53-man roster. Utecht was scheduled to earn $2.25 million in 2009 and $2.5 million in 2010. Chatman was scheduled to earn $620,000 this year only.
Utecht's release is a bit surprising considering the tight ends they have signed for 2010. Chase Coffman. Clark Harris. And Harris is hardly a tight end, now taking on the role as the team's long snapper.
Makes you wonder what they'll plan for next year. Will Coffman be the leading tight end? Will they re-sign Utecht to a cheaper one-year deal? Will Reggie Kelly make his return with Cincinnati? What about J.P. Foschi, who I could argue has been a decent tight end on the rushing offense.
In other news of player transactions, the Bengals signed safety Brannon Condren to the team's practice squad on Tuesday. Since I have no idea who this guy is, I'll cite the Bengals.com piece.
Condren (6-1, 205; Troy) is a third-year NFL player. He opened 2009 with Indianapolis, but was waived on July 29. A fourth-round draft choice of Indianapolis in 2007, he played in eight games for the Colts that season, with two tackles, a pass defensed and four special teams tackles. He was waived by the Colts on Aug. 30, 2008. Later in ’08, he was inactive for four games with St. Louis and played in four games for Miami, with three special teams tackles.
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This seems promising for Coffman, shows that they are prepared to go forward with him.
I expect Foshi to be resigned after the year, he has performed well and should be affordable.
I think that the Bengals could go TE in the Draft, especially if Gresham out of Oklahoma is available. I think the 3 spots that can be best upgraded in the coming first round are TE, Safety, and MLB, based on our expected draft position and needs.
maualuga’s being groomed as the mlb, so i would say go guard in the first round, due to the fact that bobbie williams is getting up there.
i'm going to go america all over your ass!
agreed on rey
We have a mlb his name is rey. Disagree on guard.Collins is bobbies replacement. We may go late on an olineman for depth but not #1. I’m thinking either safety, dline, or RB
by goffchile on Nov 17, 2009 6:54 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
safety is probably the most likely choice, but it seems that marvin tends to look for them in the later rounds. then again, first round guard isn’t all that likely, unless of course we’re at the end of the round.
i'm going to go america all over your ass!
i hope so. unless it’s a quarterback, obviously.
i'm going to go america all over your ass!
by Raging Clue on Nov 17, 2009 10:36 PM EST up reply actions
psychic will
Its funny. This morning I was pondering our tight end predicament and I couldn’t imagine a scenario where Utecht was on the team next year.
There are a pile of free agent TEs coming up next year. I think we resign Foschi for insurance and hit the market for coffmans platoon mate
by goffchile on Nov 17, 2009 5:07 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Condren
They now have three DBs on the practice squad. With Roy going on the DL the safety position was getting thin. Historically during Marvin’s rein the roster has normally had 4 RBs. They now have 6. I was expecting Fui to get cut instead of Harris. Odds are Harris will be available if one of DL go down.
This is weird
I just waived Utecht off my Bengals Madden roster last night to make it more realistic and then this happens. Its like a voodoo doll thing or something.
Not the right spot for this comment
But does anyone else find it a little funny that Pittsburgh intentionallly crappy field reinjured their best player?
I wish Ben..
would’ve been able to go out there and prove himself..wish him the best..maybe he’ll pursue that music career..i hear he’s pretty good…
i’ve seen several mocks that have Cincinnati takin CJ Spiller out of Clemson in the first round…hard to hate that pick…but doesn’t that mean being done with Scott?
I rarely get anything close to an “i told you so moment…” and well, this isn’t close, but last week on the post about Henry going down in an argument over who should be added to the roster, Purify or Simpson, I suggested giving them a week then bringing in Joey Galloway and was told it was a “Joke”…
Guess who worked out today? along with Doss and Ed Johnson…
me too
Ben Utecht had a lot of potential: I had really been hopeful about the position after they signed him.
Bengals.com quotes the number of concussions he has had at 5. I assume that this issue looks different to a pro athlete with big dollars at stake, but if it were me… geez, I’d have serious doubts about keeping going with a contact sport like this. How many more could I take before doing some permanent damage?
the damage has been done
just listen to his music.. even God hated it
by 80%OFTHETIMEIMRIGHTEVERYTIME on Nov 17, 2009 9:53 PM EST up reply actions
i hope the bengals resign utecht
he seemed like our only hope for a good TE next year, the guy has good hands and can block, and also had character. we need good guys like him on the team. hopefully the bengals can sign him to a lesser deal.
"God has blessed me and I will continue to do my best for him. This is more important than anything I could do in baseball." -Albert Pujols
The problem with Utecht
…is that he and Coffman are cut from the same mold—primarily pass catching TEs with limited blocking skills. Assuming Coffman is ready to go next year, Utecht becomes redundant. More likely the Bengals go after a traditional blocking TE with some pass catching ability. If Reggie Kelly is healthy, then we try to sign him. If not, I think Anthony Fasano is a free agent and so is LJ Spiller. Both would fit the role well. Spiller could probably be snagged for cheap.
what did you see out of utecht to make you believe that? on a personal level, i liked him, but from a football standpoint, the guy wasn’t worth half of what we paid him.
i'm going to go america all over your ass!
by Raging Clue on Nov 18, 2009 10:00 PM EST up reply actions
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