Bengals sign former Titans wide receiver Chris Davis
by Josh Kirkendall on Mar 12, 2010 11:58 AM EST
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PrintThe Bengals pursuit for wide receivers isn't over. In fact, it appears since the signing of Matt Jones that the team will gladly stock the position and have an epic battle for a roster once training camp kicks off. The Antonio Bryant signing was merely to upgrade the talent of players that would take the bulk of the snaps during the game. The rest are roster depth guys that will gladiator-it out.
And there's another.
The Bengals signed former Tennessee Titan wide receiver Chris Davis on Friday, writes Joe Reedy.
Davis, a former Florida State Seminole, has spent two years in the league, playing 17 total games and recording seven career receptions for 69 yards receiving and no touchdowns. Davis finished his college career as the fifth all-time receiver (134 receptions) in Florida State history, and falling 20 yards short of Anquan Boldin's career receiving yards in college.
More on Davis from Geoff Hobson.
Davis (5-10, 181) was a fourth-round Tennessee draft choice in 2007, and in two seasons (2007-08) with the Titans, he played in 17 games plus two postseason games as a receiver and kick returner. He averaged 9.1 yards on 33 punt returns, 26.0 yards on six kickoff returns and had seven receptions for 69 yards. He also had two special teams fumble recoveries.
Davis was waived by Tennessee, with an injury settlement, on Aug. 28 of last year, and he was not with an NFL team during the 2009 regular season.
Davis is the ninth receiver on the team's roster.
- Chad Ochocinco
- Antonio Bryant
- Andre Caldwell
- Jerome Simpson
- Quan Cosby
- Matt Jones
- Maurice Purify
- Freddie Brown
- Chris Davis
Oh, and yes, Davis was charged with a DUI in August of 2009.
Tennessee Titans receiver Chris Davis has been charged with DUI after being stopped by police early Friday for speeding in downtown Nashville.
The arrest report stated when the officer pulled over Davis' car, the player smelled of alcohol and his eyes were watery. Davis consented to a breath alcohol test, which registered 0.11. The level of intoxication in Tennessee is 0.08.
At least we know every thing is right in the world.
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one of the training camp cuts
bengals wont carry more than 6-7 WRs into the season. we’re already at 9. so you have 6 guys fighting for slots 4-5-6-(7). at least half the guys on this list wont be a bengal come sept:
Jerome Simpson
Quan Cosby
Matt Jones
Maurice Purify
Freddie Brown
Chris Davis
"wherever Brad St. Louis is and Shayne Graham is about to be." -R.F. Mehl
...once again...huh?
This guy is a NOBODY
If you don't live like you wanna, you live like you shouldn't
Someone please tell me why..............
Why are we spending time and effort on a guy that hasn’t taken a snap in a full season?
We just signed Bryant. We have Ocho. We’ve got Quan and Caldwell. Gilyard is lobbying to be traded to Cincy if we don’t get to pick him. And there are going to be others in the draft either way……
I appreciate the team addressing the issues at WR, but are we going to shoot our whole load on the WR issue, instead of addressing other issues too?
Seems to me, we still need to address the FB position. We seriously need to drop Jeremi Johnson, for starters. He comes in every season, overweight and out of shape. Need I say more?
And we went and signed Coates again?? What??? How many passes did the two of these guys drop last season, on the goal line, and how many missed opportunities did we lose for touchdowns???
Vakapuna is more than ready to step up and fill the spot taken up by Johnson, and Chase is ready to step in and contribute now, at least from what the training staff is reporting.
Address the backups for these guys, be it free agent or in the draft, but stop spending time on guys that you know we aren’t going to keep after preseason anyways.
C’mon Whodey Nation, let’em hear it!!!!!
dude, i'm with you on the coates thing
was the biggest wtf moment of this years free agency for me. i’m at a loss to explain the bengals bringing in any TEs for workouts. and then resigning coates. wtf.
"wherever Brad St. Louis is and Shayne Graham is about to be." -R.F. Mehl
No need to drop J. Johnson
His contract is up and he’s not on the team. No word on if they will pick him back up (see Coats). I’m not very high on Vakapuna either. For a fulback, it seems like he doesn’t like to hit. I would love to see if Pressley becomes available so we can pick him back up.
The Davis pick up is odd. I understand having competition but with 9 already on the roster and 1 or 2 bond to be drafted, it will be a little overkill.
by smoormandiddy on Mar 12, 2010 1:14 PM EST up reply actions
I'm with you on Pressley too
I think Vakapuna would do good with the starters though….
Lots of Samoan support on our team….and they all pride themselves on being warriors. I think he’d do just fine, given the opportunity.
But quite frankly, either way, Jeremi Johnson better not be on the team again this season. He’s a waste of space on the roster.
by Whodey4life88 on Mar 12, 2010 1:24 PM EST up reply actions
I don't thnk it really took time or effort.
I think some “scout” saw him, said hey, lets take a flyer, and they signed him to a league minimum contract and will see if he has any skills. He won’t.
Johnson actually rated very high by some metrics in the blocking game last year, in his defense. We’re still talking to TEs, potentially to guards. Just give it time, this is typical Bengals behavior.
COATS AND JOHNSON
COATS IS A VERY GOOD RUN BLOCKER PERIOD, HE CANT CATCH A COLD BUT OBVIOUSLY THEY VALUE HIS BLOCKING. I AGREE WE NEED TO BE LOOKING AT TE’S I WOULD BE HAPPY TO HAVE CHRIS BAKER ON OUR TEAM. AS FOR JERMI JOHNSON HE IS THE ONLY TRUE BLOCKING FULLBACK ON OUR ROSTER SO HE IS NOT A WASTE OF ROSTER SPACE IF HE STAYS IN SHAPE. HE WAS THE HIGHEST PAID FB A FEW YEARS AGO AND THEN HE QUIT WORKING OUT AFTER HE GOT PAID.
Don't use all caps on a comment.
It’s just generally annoying/harder to read/I think you’re yelling at me.
HE WAS THE HIGHEST PAID FB A FEW YEARS AGO AND THEN HE QUIT WORKING OUT AFTER HE GOT PAID?
That’s what you call a waste of roster space if there ever was one!
These guys get paid millions to do something they love. And we the fans help to pay thos salaries buying tickets, and merchandise, etc……
Being in the NFL is a privilege not a right. If he just wanted paid, then that’s his problem when he’s sitting home afterwards.
That’s my whole point. Between him and Coates, they both cost us a ton last season.
How many games did you actually follow?
You forget……in order to make it to this level, you had to go through years of football, to be even qualified to be picked up. So as far as I’m concerned, any FB we get would be better than Johnson, and Coates is a joke. We can easily get a better TE than him, by a long shot!
by Whodey4life88 on Mar 12, 2010 1:50 PM EST up reply actions
I am starting to think that the team wont draft a WR till the fourth round now. With the guys we have now, a rookie would only be the fourth more likely the fifth. I hope they go o line and secondary and TE the first three rounds.
Looking at the roster now i would believe our WRs are:
chad
AB
caldwell
simpson
jones
rookie (being the sixth)
Jones and Cosby might have to battle it out
I think Jones and Simpson would be fighting it out. Cosby has already proved he has value to our team through special teams and decent WR play.
by 80%OFTHETIMEIMRIGHTEVERYTIME on Mar 12, 2010 1:53 PM EST up reply actions
I can't see anyone beofre the 6th
We still have Brown and Purify. We only have 80 off season roster spots.
your right, i just think that if they draft a WR he will also be a returner making cosby expendable. I would be good with that list and have cosby instead of the rookie. I hope jones works out. palmer just throwing it up to him in the end zone would be so nice. im also high on simpson. there is something about him. I hope he can put it together.
C.Johnson
Sorry about the caps. I can see your easily annoyed. I’ll try not to upset you again. Chris Johnson is just another body to provide competition. As was said above the Bengals only keep six receivers. It will be Ocho, Bryant, Caldwell, Jones, Simpson, Cosby unless of course they draft a Wideout. Simpson sticks because he was a second round pick and cosby sticks because he is the primary punt returner. Now if the cocain cracker Matt Jones decides to start dealing again then someone else will make the roster like a M.Purify with his special teams skills.
Coats and Johnson
I agree Coats cost us some games last year and i am not defending them resigning him, I was just stating why they resigned them. I was shocked to see him coming back. over Foschi. As for Johnson i dont remember J. Johnson costing us any games. Well maybe one. I think he fumbled on his loan carry late in the game inside the 15 yard line but i can’t remember who it ws aginst, but other than that i thought he blocked well. But yes we need to upgrade this position. He’s not much of a receiver out of the backfield either.
My thoughts
With Caldwell’s fumbling, and Scott presumably taking a larger role in the offense, we need another return man. I think that Davis is just insurance in case we don’t find someone late in the draft.
Johnson played several games when he was not 100% and the coaches commented on his toughness. Researching Davis, it appears that the Titans reached when they took him in round 4. He is a slot reciever and kick returner. I’m sure he was signed for a league minimum. The Bengals may have had an interest in him back in the ‘07 draft. More than likely he’s not going to make the cut, but remember what happened to the TE position in training camp last year.
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